Argument For Keeping Repeat Offenders In Jail
Beginning of paper
Why do killers, rapists, and child molesters go free? A large portion
of early release prisoners commit serious crimes after being released. In fact,
"in a three year follow-up of 108,850 state prisoners released in 1983 from
institutions in 11 states, within three years sixty percent of violent ....
Middle of paper
.... if we cut down on prison terms we will save loads of tax
money. There will be less need to build, maintain, and expand existing staff if
there are fewer prisoners. But how much more can we cut these sentences, aren't
they short enough already? The average jail sentence is seven years and eleven
months, but the actual average time served is two years and eleven months. I
think there are better ways to save money. For example, we should cut back on
the funding of foreign governments. We ha ....
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