Show of Hands

99.3%

98%

>95%

I’ve been mentoring young men In prison for the last 8 years. Every prisoner I’ve met in the last 8 years deserved to be behind bars. For a criminal to actually land behind bars it always includes multiple offenses and very serious crimes.

Nearly 1/3rd are there just for drugs. A small fraction of the rest are there as a consequence of mental issues, and some are there because they couldn’t afford a decent lawyer or just looked like a criminal to the jury.

Probably 40%

I’ve spent many hours in prisons (HEY! Don’t get ahead of me here!) repairing equipment and talking to prisoners, everything from maximum security on down. Everyone I met was innocent.😲 Some few would tell me so with a smile.😇 Are some there unjustly? Well,people are people after all. My guess is that the most popular response is correct.

The political split at one hour in on this poll is wild!

70% Months can be spent waiting for trial, with no sentence. A lot of politics can be involved with the prosecution, involving charges and plea deals. Not that many go to trial, or can pay for a better attorney. I doubt some convictions, where there is reasonable doubt. Not many people can pay to fight a sentence. A more sympathetic person may get a lighter sentence than one the judge, prosecutor, or jury doesn’t like.

So you look at it as you don't agree with the law while it could also look at this as whether the person is innocent or guilty.

The prison system is worse than the education system.

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As far as I know there are still many for drug offenses with life sentences from the three strikes laws. To me using drugs should not in itself count as a strike and they should rather be in treatment than prison.

Regarding the vote I just put 70%. I have no idea what I would vote with more info, it’s a bit random number.

I'd guess 1/3. The more minor crimes could do with more creative punishments and the most severe could do with more corporal punishments.

No justice system is perfect, but ours is pretty damn close to as good as it gets in terms of trials and such. I’d say somewhere in the 70-80% range? I can be convinced otherwise, just spitballing.