Many
people like to hear of people being put in jail for stealing or for
small crimes usually. That way we know justice is being served, but
when the person who is put in jail cannot even afford to make bail,
thus ultimately crowding the jails with non violent offenders, we
don't really say anything and look the other way. These are people
who are just simply trying to survive and the only way to do that
sometimes is to break the law. Yes it is wrong, I am not going to
argue it isn't, but I do believe that those who are caught with
offenses that are so minor and they cannot get out on bail should be
given the chance to go on parole instead of spend their lives in jail
and waste the states money and waste their life away. In this
article, the effects of jail are critical on the inmates. Prisons
often show scenes of violence and stress. Prisoners are faced with
this and like one man said, everyone is afraid, it is not an
emotional or psychological fear, it is a practical matter. If you
don't threaten someone at the very least, someone will threaten
you...Many times you have to prey on someone, or you will be preyed
on yourself. The prison system is meant to fix and cure the criminal
inside, but the jail system has been anything but impressive. For the
younger individuals who are put into the system, the chances of them
being preyed on are even higher. These non violent offenders are put
at the mercy of not the system, but the ones who are in it. Just
because they cannot afford bail for a small crime does not mean they
should be punished like a criminal who is in jail like they murdered
someone.
More on this article is at the link below.
http://www.uplink.com.au/lawlibrary/Documents/Docs/Doc82.html
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