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Answer Overview

Response rates from 89.4k 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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Other Popular Answers

Unique answers from Australia voters whose views went beyond the provided options.

 @B3XZGQQanswered…1wk1W

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.

 @B3VMKY6answered…1wk1W

Criminals should be shot or made to do forced labour for life, they are traitors and are not useful for society at all.

 @B2SXP9Sanswered…2mos2MO

Yes, but each prisoner should be thoroughly reviewed, and they are to be monitored and required to perform community service.

 @9GL9HRHanswered…1yr1Y

Yes but the prisoners have to be under supervision until they prove that the wont commit criminal offences

 @9GJ9TLManswered…1yr1Y

Depending on the crime, if its anything more than theft/drug use or dui's NO. Monitor those released though.

 @9GBJMX2answered…1yr1Y

Yes but only if they did a mild thing, if they killed someone or harmed another person then they should stay in jail.

 @8KJHL2Kanswered…4yrs4Y

Depending on the circumstances, mostly yes, and they should also increase funding to offer education and skill building services for prisoners, and after undergoing a psychiatric review should be released

 @B3R5KQRanswered…2wks2W

It would depend on the crime. Violent crimes of any kind would be obvious, but some “white collar” crimes affect innocent people too.