The Parallel Prison System

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Over 2 million people incarcerated in the United States of America, it does sounds like a lot of people, however, with nearly 350,000,000 million people in the United States of America, it makes that number sound a little smaller. Fact, society is violent, and has always been violent, furthermore, will always be violent, the question we should ask is, do we pay now, or ten fold later? Many factors come into play when dealing with the criminal justice system, in regards to, the incarceration of the people who cannot live amongst us. With so many people incarcerated, society is faced with two complex issues, “Mandatory Sentencing” and “Building more Prisons”. However, these issues are much broader than just locking up the “Bad Guys” Before …show more content…

Since the implantation of “Parallel Universe” in 2004, the department of corrections has seen some very promising results, in regards to, violence within the prison system. The concept is simple, by managing the prison system similar to the expectations of society, thereby, we have a “Parallel Universe” However, this concept is fairly new, given the fact, that it may takes years for the prisoners to complete their prison sentence, then be released back into society. However, in regards to the recidivism rate, the potential of success is very …show more content…

First, address the crime causation, thereby, finding out the route of certain crime will allow us to effectively address a solution to prevent that type of crime, for example, the “broken window” theory. Secondly, address the concern of mandatory sentencing for minor, non violent crimes, such as drug use, theft, and larceny, thereby reducing the amount of people we incarcerate for long periods of time within the department of corrections. Furthermore, allowing the use, for mandatory sentencing and the 3 strike law to be used for violent offenders only, however, the system needs to insure that these offenders are never released back into society. Lastly, society needs to take an all in approach, “pay today or pay tenfold tomorrow”, by investing in our criminal justice system, through crime causation, sentencing reform, and innovative corrections such as “Parallel Universe”, we may be able to slow down the need to build more

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