>>The incidence of recidivism is extreme hmmm >>The chances of a freed felon committing another felony are such that handing them .. a job in retail is very r

>>The incidence of recidivism is extreme hmmm >>The chances of a freed felon committing another felony are such that handing them .. a job in retail is very risky. I wonder what could be a cause of recidivism, could it be we strip people convicted of crimes of any meaningful legal ways to provide for themselves there by ensuring the self filling prophecy they they will commit more crimes in our overly criminalized society... It would amusing if it was not so sad and infuriating that people like you fail to see the plain logic trap you set.... >>>So what should be done? That is both easy and hard 1. Decrminalization of society. Victimless "crimes" should not be a crime at all, if the State can not point to a human that stands up and says "This person did X to me" then there is no crime. 2. Actual rehabilitation including Job training. Less focus on punishment 3. Restructure Welfare programs to encourage family units, today welfare programs encourage single parent homes which leads to higher crimes. 4. END THE WAR ON DRUGS, which is really part of number 1 but I feel it needs to be restated. 5. Allow for a path to expungement, most states do not or it take 20 years, should be much shorter. With non-felony crimes being sealed instantly on release. With maybe a 3 strike policy for repeat offenders where after 3 non-felony convictions their record is public. 6. Re-Categorize felony class crimes back to what they were intended, VIOLENCE, legally any crime with more than a 1 year sentence is a felony, but decades of "tough on crime" laws has pushed all manner of non-violent offenses into felony levels of punishment. That is a start... any 1 of the above would have a huge impact, sadly none of them will ever happen