Prison overcrowding is a social phenomenon occurring when the demand for space in prisons in a jurisdiction exceeds the capacity for prisoners.The issues associated with prison overcrowding are not new, and have been brewing for many years. During the United States’ War on Drugs, the states were left responsible for solving the prison overcrowding issue with a limited amount of money. Moreover, federal prison populations may increase if states adhere to federal policies, such as mandatory minimum sentences. On the other hand, the Justice Department provides billions of dollars a year…
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Response rates from 89.8k Australia voters.
47% Yes |
53% No |
24% Yes |
41% No |
14% Yes, but they must perform community service on a daily basis |
10% No, but we should increase funding to offer education and skill building services for prisoners |
8% Yes, but place them under house arrest using an electronic bracelet |
2% No, we should build more prisons |
0% No, transfer them to under crowded prisons instead |
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Unique answers from Australia voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@B4GSCFD2wks2W
It completely depends on the crime. You can be a pedophile but still be considered a non violent prisoner. Just because they aren’t violent doesn’t mean they should be released back into society
@B4BPF7T2wks2W
Yes, but they must be electronically monitored and perform community service, and committing any offence while being released should result in harsh punishment.
@B4B8W643wks3W
Yes, but they should have to complete regular, enforced community service. Funding by should be greatly increased to offer better education, skill building & behaviour change services for prisoners, including those on remand & also for post-release support programs.
@B49YPVS3wks3W
No. Bring back death penalty for convicted murderers and rapists, and deport (and cancel visas and citizenship) those that commit serious crimes and their immediate families. There’ll be no overcrowding.
@B44DXFK4wks4W
Yes, but only as long as they are monitored for the remainder of their sentence while performing community service.
@B434MGF4wks4W
No but Minor crimes need lighter sentences, particularly for drug related offenses. These people should be getting help, not punishment.
@B434SMK4wks4W
It depends on what they did, if they were drug dealing or doing something that result in death than do. However if it was for a minor thing that yes they should be released but do community service for at least 7 hours a week for the rest of their sentience.
@B3XZGQQ1mo1MO
It really depends on the crime, but with monitoring I possibly would allow the release of non violent white color crime, petty theft or use or of some drugs.
Australia is pretty big, if prisons are overcrowded we should build more and find out why crime is increasing and try to treat the source of the problem like immigration and economy.
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