Comments on: Could GPS bracelets solve our prison overcrowding problem?

By: ahmadaeus

ahmadaeus — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:31:02 +0000

INCARCERATING PEOPLE “FOR PROFIT” IS IN A WORD….WRONG!
Even if one does not ask or pretends not to see the rope and the flashing red flag draped around the philosophical question standing solemnly at attention in the middle of the room, it remains apparent that the mere presence of a private “for profit” driven prison business in our country undermines the U.S Constitution and subsequently the credibility of the American criminal justice system. In fact, until all private prisons in America have been abolished and outlawed, “the promise” of fairness and justice at every level of this country’s judicial system will remain unattainable. We must restore the principles and the vacant promise of our judicial system. Our government cannot continue to “job-out” its obligation and neglect its duty to the individuals confined in the correctional and rehabilitation facilities throughout this nation, nor can it ignore the will of the people that it was designed to serve and protect. There is urgent need for the good people of this country to emerge from the shadows of indifference, apathy, cynicism, fear, and those other dark places that we migrate to when we are overwhelmed by frustration and the loss of hope.
My hope is that you will support the National Public Service Council to Abolish Private Prisons (NPSCTAPP) with a show of solidarity by signing “The Single Voice Petition”
http://www.petitiononline.com/gufree2/petition.html

Please visit our website for further information: http://www.npsctapp.blogspot.com

–Ahma Daeus
“Practicing Humanity Without A License”…

By: Put Your (GPS) Bracelet Where Your Mouth Is | GPS Tracking ROI

Put Your (GPS) Bracelet Where Your Mouth Is | GPS Tracking ROI — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:00:14 +0000

[...] Here’s a darn good writer and a darn interesting District Attorney candidate who are getting their heads in the game and trying to demystify the technology and prove what works/doesn’t work. Could GPS bracelets solve our prison overcrowding problem? [...]

By: SteveInTransit

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:52:46 +0000

Would we really use the savings from GPS-enabled house arrest on drug treatment programs? Society isn’t even clear if prison is for rehabilitation or just removal from society. If GPS is used as part of a program for rehabilitation of non-violent drug offenders in a residential drug treatment facility, maybe.
I just don’t see how an ankle GPS unit keeps drugs away from users, though. Dealers deliver. The real question (here in NY) is the Rockefeller drug laws themselves that crowd our prisons and help sex offenders get out early (who *should* wear GPS units).

By: libtree09

libtree09 — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:33:36 +0000

Two things. One, in California these ankle devices are already in wide use, mostly for drug offenders placed on house arrest. Two, prisons cannot afford to rehabilitate inmates so they just house them…it is terrible and every expert thinks it dangerous, making prisons into crime colleges.

We need to rethink three strikes or at least remove marijuana as a class one drug and reduce possession nationally to a misdemeanor. Prisons are full as a result of the war on drugs and gangs fighting over drug turf. On the street it is an economic issue and since we don’t spend money on drug detox clinics, addicts remain addicts and have to steal to get releif. And addicts are desperate and careless.

By: pietr

pietr — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:52:37 +0000

8 PM Sept 8

He has already logged out and can’t be found. I suspect he has connections at town hall and has beaten the system.