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They're spending over half a million dollars a year to house prisoners[0]. The resources are there but they're not using them for rehabilitation. [0] https://c
by wefarrell 4y ago
They're spending over half a million dollars a year to house prisoners[0]. The resources are there but they're not using them for rehabilitation.
[0] https://comptroller.nyc.gov/newsroom/comptroller-stringer-cost-of-incarceration-per-person-in-new-york-city-skyrockets-to-all-time-high-2/ https://comptroller.nyc.gov/newsroom/comptroller-stringer-co...
- afarrell 4y agoPart of the problem is that caring for someone requires their cooperation or else it is exhausting. Caring for the least cooperative people requires even more resources. To illustrate this: If you lived in a 3-bedroom apartment, how would you personally feel about taking on the task of housing someone off of craigslist in exchange for them promising to pay 1/2 of your rent? How would you feel about doing that for someone recently convicted of larceny or arson or selling fentanyl?