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Originally Posted by SailinAway
If this were true, U.S. prisons would not be clogged with repeat offenders. They would be doing "less of what is punished" upon release. The facts:
(1) "As the world leader in incarceration, the U.S. locks up more people per capita than any other nation."
(2) The U.S. has one of the highest [recidivism rates in the world]: 76.6% of prisoners are rearrested within five years."
Why? Because in the U.S. criminal justice system, the emphasis is on punishment rather than rehabilitation.
Source: "Recidivism Imprisons American Progress," Harvard Political Review. https://harvardpolitics.com/recidivi...ican-progress/ |
Perhaps our high "lock up" rate is a result of diminished familial and societal structure.
I don't see high recidivism as a contradiction to my statement.
I see it as people who screwed up and continue to do so.