Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?

@B395RFRAnswersCriminal IssuesPrison Overcrowding1mo ago

Any still serving time for crimes that no longer exist (such as possession of marijuana) should have their sentences commuted

The rest should be required to complete whatever required rahabilitation process they were sentenced with. The whole point of prison isn't just to keep them from the outside world, it's also to keep it from them.

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