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The best answer for that question is in 99% of cases (light offenders) also in prison (not locked up. With the mother still taking them to school, ideally the s
by candiodari 6y ago
The best answer for that question is in 99% of cases (light offenders) also in prison (not locked up. With the mother still taking them to school, ideally the same school). There's research that this is both the best for the child and a very effective way to reduce recidivism.
And let's not forget that there really aren't that many effective ways to reduce recidivism, so this ought to be worth a lot to society.
Generally carrots work a LOT better than sticks.
- tomerv 6y agoI think we all agree that in this case the mother - who is a light offender - should not have gotten such a harsh sentence. Your vision of the mother being with the child effectively means that the mother gets a lighter sentence. But sadly that's not the case here... so you're either saying we should abolish hard sentences to light offenders (or maybe just those with children?), or you're not really answering the question.
- jrumbut 6y agoI think he's talking about systems where the child actually lives in the same facility as the parent. Such programs exist, in a limited way: https://www.npr.org/2018/12/06/663516573/programs-help-incarcerated-moms-bond-with-their-babies-in-prison https://www.npr.org/2018/12/06/663516573/programs-help-incar...