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No it should be about ensuring the safety of society. Rehab might be part of that but removing and punishing the criminal is also part of it.
by ianstallings 13y ago
No it should be about ensuring the safety of society. Rehab might be part of that but removing and punishing the criminal is also part of it.
- falk 13y agoWhat about the massive amount of non-violent drug offenders in jail?
- mpyne 13y agoI don't think there's anyone here on HN who doesn't agree that 'hardened marijuana users' probably don't belong in prison. But once you pick that low-hanging fruit of prison reform, does the original point still apply or not?