More justice, less jails

But is building more prisons the ideal solution? Was there an analysis done on root cause/s? Certainly, the congressmen have staff, legal or otherwise, who should be presenting them with such reviews on the hows and whys of a certain issue, and how it can be approached from a lawmaker’s standpoint.

What will happen is we, the taxpayers, end up paying for building more prisons. Part of the funding will probably end up as kickbacks. Once they are filled up, they will build more prisons, and the vicious cycle goes on. Are our penal laws in need of revisions? That can certainly be a fertile field for resolving justice issues in the legislative chambers. How about acting on the pending bill decriminalizing marijuana? Recreational drug use should be viewed as a social and medical issue. We’re not talking about medical cannabis, which I feel should be a no-brainer for our legislators, as many progressive countries have already done so.

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