ActionfigureJoe Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 In the early 2000s, Texas had one of the highest incarceration rates in the country and one of the worst crime rates. But over the course of the last decade, the state increased its investment in mental health and substance addiction services for prisoners, diverted non-violent offenders away from prisons, and put increased attention on probation and individualized reentry programs. Texas has since shuttered eight prisons, saved upwards of $2 billion, and seen a decrease in the state’s crime rate, according to the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative think tank based in Austin, Texas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Yup. Incarceration costs the tax payers about $70,000 per year per inmate. That doesnt include court and trial expenses. end the war on drugs and we could probably solve alot of our budget problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 1 minute ago, Anler said: Yup. Incarceration costs the tax payers about $70,000 per year per inmate. That doesnt include court and trial expenses. end the war on drugs and we could probably solve alot of our budget problems. But what would all those prison guards do for jobs derp derp derp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtralettucetomatoe580 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 12 minutes ago, ActionfigureJoe said: In the early 2000s, Texas had one of the highest incarceration rates in the country and one of the worst crime rates. But over the course of the last decade, the state increased its investment in mental health and substance addiction services for prisoners, diverted non-violent offenders away from prisons, and put increased attention on probation and individualized reentry programs. Texas has since shuttered eight prisons, saved upwards of $2 billion, and seen a decrease in the state’s crime rate, according to the Texas Public Policy Foundation, a conservative think tank based in Austin, Texas. I would have never guessed the state that got that done would have been Texas... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted December 11, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted December 11, 2018 1 minute ago, xtralettucetomatoe580 said: I would have never guessed the state that got that done would have been Texas... They had no choice. The were dieing in incarceration costs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtralettucetomatoe580 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 4 minutes ago, steve from amherst said: They had no choice. The were dieing in incarceration costs. Yeah, but I figured they’d resort to expedited firing squads well before mental health drug rehabilitation Bahahahaha... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 10 minutes ago, f7ben said: But what would all those prison guards do for jobs derp derp derp Go work for planned parenthood derp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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