Guide_Worth t1_jed587v wrote on March 31, 2023 at 3:34 AM

Homeless people commit crimes all the time to get shelter and food and maybe healthcare. Amazing how innocent they can be found when there's nothing to squeeze for fines. It's a crazy idea, but maybe we should invest more into up front care and less on locking people up later. For profit prisons are an embarrassment to our nation. So is our healthcare system.

one28 t1_jedndi2 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 6:55 AM

It’s getting harder and harder to be proud of anything, when most first world countries do everything better than the US.

I hate that our ego is so large that we refuse to look outwards. Seeing that our issues aren’t unique to us, and that we can learn from other countries.

pichael289 t1_jeeoagy wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:51 PM

Our jails are basically for profit. They get a certain amount for each bed filled. Your not going to find a jail that isn't at capacity, they like to pack them full. State run rehab centers are also like this. There's one in SW Ohio and I saw a judge send 3 people there. The first was a heroin addict, the second didn't pay child support, and the third was a sex offender (whatever level 3 means, he was really bad). Our criminal justice system is a business