|
|
| Director: No parole has consequences |
| By The Post and Courier |
| Published: 01/30/2008 |
|
SOUTH CAROLINA - Our state is tough on crime. We incarcerate a higher percentage of our population than 43 other states, yet we rank at the bottom in funding corrections. A new proposal would get even tougher, eliminating parole and requiring virtually all inmates to serve 85 percent of their sentences. It's called Truth in Sentencing/no parole (TIS/no parole). The proposal is well meaning and intended to make our state safer. But, this 1980s idea has been tried here and elsewhere and it brings foreseeable consequences. In 1984, Congress passed TIS/no parole, creating the fastest growing prison system in the world. From 1984 through 1990, the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) doubled in size from 24,000 to 58,000 inmates. It doubled again in the 1990s, with 136,000 inmates in 1999. With 199,800 inmates, it is likely to double again in this decade. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
MARKETPLACE search vendors | advanced search
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
|
Comments:
Login to let us know what you think