PRISON REFORM
Incarcerated citizens who have sentience’s exceeding (ten to twenty years) be given a choice to have their United States citizenship removed and deported to a country chosen by the: a) Federal government, b) State government, c) transitional citizen, where the receiving country gives consent of immigration. Fees and travel expenses would be paid by the government of origin; state or federal. Incarcerated citizens may write appeals to foreign governments for application of immigration.
The institution of imprisonment is a social system of correction/segregation of unwanted behavior or acts. Too maintain the illusion of deterrence in the general population, inmates must serve at least twenty, thirty, forty, or fifty percent of their sentences before this option would be available (to be determined by state of origin). Should a destination country be determined as unfavorable to the continued health of former citizens, then food distribution centers should be established and available to maintain a minimum standard of health. Funding of foreign food distribution centers can be generated by the United Nations or by the originating country. Suggest automated and reinforced food distribution centers where an applicant can use a card/digital device to withdraw food rations. Picture this: A machine that dispenses boxes of macaroni and cheese, the consumer then adds water and heat for a warm meal. The powdered cheese could be fortified to promote a more balanced diet. Mass production of these types of dry products would reduce the per unit cost to pennies.
Multiple “Radio Frequency Devices” (RFD) sub-dermal chipping of transient citizens would provide an enhancement of detection of those individuals who my try to reenter the United States via our porous boarders. Transitional citizens who wish to reapply for United States citizenship: 1) Should not be considered until the balance of their remaining sentence has been served outside the boarders of the United States, 2) Former convict my return to finish any outstanding sentences to regain citizenship, 3) Reapply using normal immigration application procedures and practices.
Modern prison system does not rehabilitate socially unacceptable behavior for a majority of ex-convicts. If anything, this system of confinement only reinforces deviant behavior or social seclusion. Relocating our convict population via voluntary removal of citizenship of the United States to a willing foreign national would instill a new hope and new opportunity to a social misfit group. Real world experience in a foreign country would educate or moderate an inmate social growth more effectively than confinement. Human beings are wonderful and adaptive creatures. Our life experiences mold each of us to the beings that we are. Life behind bars breeds a known commodity or trait.
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If the United State was truly a representative nation, where our leaders represent the wishes of the population, then one would conclude that prison population rates would be decreasing, since significant portion of the population has experienced the penal system. Bureau of Justice Statistics:
1. In 2007, over 7.3 million people were on probation, in jail or prison, or on parole at yearend – 3.2% of all U.S. adult residents or 1 in every 31 adults.
2. State or federal prison authorities had jurisdiction over 1,610,584 prisoners at midyear 2008; 1,409,442 in state jurisdiction and 201,142 in federal jurisdiction.
3. Local jails held 785,556 persons awaiting trial or serving a sentence at midyear 2008. An additional 72,852 persons under jail supervision were serving sentence in the community.
“According to the Corrections Yearbook (2002) using 2000 statistics, the cost per day per prisoner average was $68.58 for the largest jail system (more than 2000 prisoners). For largest systems (1000 to 1,999) it was $54.60. Large (500 to 999) %56.30. Medium (250 to 499) $58.46. Small ( up to 249) $63.49. The overall average was $58.64. These are the latest numbers because, unfortunately, the Criminal Justice Institute is no longer publishing the Corrections Yearbook.” (Schilling, 2007) This 2000 figure for the yearly average cost to house a single inmate equates to $25,000. I have heard 2007 average inmate cost was closer to $34,000. Permanent relocation of significant portion of our burdensome prison population would significantly reduce the public tax burden, allowing slightly lower taxes or redirect funds to the public benefit.
I was with you until you said RFID.
I agree that Jews shouldn't be in our government, but should live in Israel, however Rahm Emanuel is actually very anti-Israel. He supports the two-state Final Solution.
Excuse me, where in my idea do I say anything regarding Jews? No where. As far as RFD chipping convicts that take the immigration option, it is merely a suggestion. The idea of sending out our prison populations to other countries is a sound one and there are president for doing this. England did it with their prisoners by sending them to Australia.
Every state in our union is experiencing decreasing tax revenues due our current economic recession. This week the unemployment report stated that the month of May figures places the national average of unemployment at 9.4%, this number is only 0.6% from calling it a full blown depression. Cutting expenses, shedding jobs, reducing services, sweeping payroll cuts in salaries and benefits, must begin to match the downward trend of the times. Rather than cutting essential services or education, passing this prison reform would decrease prison populations while at the same time, keeping our streets safe. The other option is to reduce prison populations with prison term cuts which is an open door policy that will fill our streets with more out of work citizens with skills of another nature.
Oh whoops. I commented on the wrong one.