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| IN Inmate Numbers Almost Double In 10 Years |
| By tribstar.com |
| Published: 12/20/2010 |
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TERRE HAUTE — A person convicted of selling $50 worth of methamphetamine to another Vigo County drug user was sentenced to 24 years in prison earlier this year. Meanwhile, a person recently convicted of rape faces a prison sentence of 6 to 20 years behind bars. Sure, both defendants are off the streets and the public is safer for now. But are the citizens of Indiana better protected by imprisoning the addict and paying for his room and board for several years, or by ordering and supervising treatment for his addiction and saving the cost of incarceration? If the rapist gets the advisory 10-year sentence, a person who committed a violent crime could be back on the streets in five years, unrehabilitated. Read More. |
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