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It's easy to criticize without suggesting any alternative.



The typical suggested alternative is "treatment", ie. hospital -jail!


Abolish the archaic punitive prison system. Focus solely on reform and rehabilitation. Return the right to vote to all federal prisoners. Abolish the most common driving force for violent crime: wealth inequality. Abolish the most common driving force for white collar crime: capitalism. Is that what you wanted to hear?




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