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 h ....
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Page count: 3 (approximately 250 words per page)
