I'm going to agree with Roger(!) here. Cuts should come from prisons. Sentences can be shortened because most of them are currently too harsh. Harsher sentences came about as a result of lobbying (mostly by "concerned parents" groups) in the 80s. Nowadays, the US holds a quarter of the world's prison population, but only 5% of the world's total population. The fact that 35-40% of Idaho prison costs are unadjustable (because they are contracted out) is also unacceptable. A private industry complex should not have been created to carry out what should be a state function (for myriad reasons).<br>
<br>Idaho prisons should be receiving cuts, not increases (and CCA contracts should be eliminated ASAP). CPS should not be receiving cuts. Education should not be receiving cuts. The school-to-prison pipeline needs to be destroyed.<br>
<br>-Reggie<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Art Deco <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div><font size="2">What magic formula do you propose to determine the probability
of reoffending of any given convicted pedophile? Do you have any idea what
the estimated recidivism rates are? Or that the younger the victims and
the more victims are fairly clear indices of potential reoffending?</font></div>
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<div style="font: 10pt arial;"><b>Subject:</b> [Vision2020] Child Protective
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<div><br></div>Tom<br>I went to a 4-H training session in Lewiston
Saturday. One of the subjects was child protection. The amount of abuse
that occurs in relation to children is shocking. I do not know where things
stand on the budget, but I would encourage everyone to make sure that there
are no cuts in Child Protective Services. This is a area that needs attention.
There are other areas that can be legitimately cut. One would be the
prision budget. It costs a lot of money to keep people in prision. Except for
those that are a danger to society and should never be released, it is
questionable to keep people locked up for a long period of time. It may be
fine for a short sentence as punishment, but there should be better ways to
deal with those that are not a physical treat to society. <br>Again Child
Protective Services needs to stay fully
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