Mayor Ballard on Garrison right now

[Bill of Rights]

Originally Posted by jsharmon7

I agree, but unfortunately we don't have the jail space or resources to lock everyone up and keep them. Legislators need to rewrite the penalties for less severe crimes to include things like day fines and restitution to hit these offenders in the wallet or the future contents of their wallet. Also, I think legislators need to rework the punishments they hand out for more serious crimes and then actually put some teeth into them. What I mean is, say a person is charged with armed robbery (Class B felony punishable by MINIMUM 6 years in prison. Now, these criminals knows there is no chance they will spend the full 6 years+ in prison unless there are extreme extenuating circumstances or they are habitual offenders; so why be afraid of that possibility? Rewrite the law so that they are guaranteed, say, 3 years that they know they will definitely have to serve without parole. Also as others have mentioned, make our jails more like the Maricopa prison. We all know that prison is already a pretty bad place to be, but it obviously isn't enough of a deterrent for these repeat offenders. We need another level to take things for repeat offenders.

The "tent jail" in AZ has been proven to work; as noted above, those who go there (non-violent offenders) don't come back. Violent offenders get traditional cells, with walls, bars, and the like. Be that as it may, however, that's not, unfortunately, something most states can do. Look outside. When temperatures get down below freezing and stay that way for weeks, even months, we cannot "house" people in tents outside, certainly not non-violent offenders.

I agree with punishing crimes harshly, but while Sheriff Joe can tell the inmates who complain about the heat to "Shut up! Our soldiers are over in the desert, too, carrying 80-some-odd pounds of equipment and being shot at! If you don't like it here, don't come back!", and the inmates can get under shade to at least not have the sun beating down on them directly, the same cannot be said for long-term, below-freezing conditions.

We have to be humane. We do not have to spoil them. Lose the cable TV, weight rooms, etc. Chain gangs worked for a long time-why were they discontinued? Could non-violent offenders get GPS ankle bracelets and either do lawn work or snow-clearing? Keep them busy enough and we wouldn't have prison fights because everyone would be too tired. (It might cut down on prison rapes, too. (excuse me... "criminal deviate conduct" )



Blessings,
B

[4sarge]

Originally Posted by seamus

That's what I have thought about Ballard from the beginning, He hasn't a clue what he is talking about nor does he have a clue what he is doing! He is probably still trying to work out a plan to develop a Chinatown. It's time for you Marion County guys to own up, you elected an idiot, the anybody but Bart b.s. was just that. The devil you know is sometimes better thanthe one you don't.

Nothing Good about Bart or the Center Township Mafia. The city is better off than it was under Black Bart but it will take time to undo the things that Bart, Anderson and the Center Township Mafia have corrupted.