tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post3542945312710247148..comments2024-03-27T08:40:31.785-06:00Comments on Clayton Cramer.: Sitting in a Hospital Lobby Doing PreAdmission PaperworkClayton Cramerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03258083387204776812noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-16846533533007940682018-07-04T21:12:18.198-06:002018-07-04T21:12:18.198-06:00I don't want to end plea bargaining, but it ce...I don't want to end plea bargaining, but it certainly needs reform. There should be some advantage for a guilty criminal to plead guilty and save the state the expense and risk of a trial--but we also need to make sure that people aren't given the choice of pleading to something trivial, get out now with time served--or stay in jail for a trial that risks decades in prison. <br /><br />I believe England has a system where an early guilty plea results in a significant penalty reduction, with the reduction getting smaller the longer you wait. This seems most fair and less subject to abuse. Sevesteenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10167315201563562644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807403883562053852.post-19659144907839835102018-07-03T11:40:38.724-06:002018-07-03T11:40:38.724-06:00This is a feature, not a bug, within the so-called...This is a feature, not a bug, within the so-called "justice" system.<br /><br />The most recent study by the U.S. Department of Justice shows that 83% of prisoners let out on early release programs were re-arrested within nine years.<br /><br />44 percent of prisoners were arrested during the first year after release;<br /><br />68 percent of released prisoners were arrested within three years;<br /><br />79 percent of released prisoners were arrested within six years;<br /><br />83 percent of released prisoners were arrested within nine years;<br /><br />The 401,288 released prisoners were arrested an estimated 2 million times during the nine years after their release, an average of five arrests per released prisoner.<br /><br />Whenever you hear that a perpetrator has an "extensive criminal history", the first question one should ask is, "what is he doing out of prison".<br /><br />How about this: Every early release (parole, shortened sentence, etc) granted by a judge is accompanied with this codicil: Any crime(s) committed by the perp after release shall apply the full penalty to both the skell and the judge who granted relief to the sentence.<br /><br />The practice of early release would dry up in a week.BFRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09446254517738219155noreply@blogger.com