Hi Joshua! This poster stood out to me because it is a very relevant topic that I wanted to learn more about. I agree that the number of incarcerated Americans is way too high, but other than simply releasing convicted prisoners, what other options are really out there? Do we have to change laws to prevent the number of incarcerations? This is a very interesting topic and a great poster!
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mballan
May 11, 2020
This project stood out to me because as a CCJS major I also recently conducted research on this topic, more so exploring alternatives to mass incarceration. I agree that too much money is being drained into a system that does not bring any potential social or financial benefits for American society. What do you think should be done to reduce the cost of mass incarceration (i.e. are there ways to either decrease the amount of offenders processed through the criminal justice system through changing our crime and drug laws put in place by Presidents Johnson and Nixon or should there be alternatives to a prison sentence where community rehabilitation should be used?)?
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Vanessa Garcia
May 10, 2020
I was drawn to this topic because I’ve always found the issue of mass incarceration to be interesting. Many prison systems in countries like Switzerland and Norway have lower recidivism rates and are seen as models for what America’s prison system should look like. In your research, did you come across any jail systems outside of the U.S that could provide some insight on how America can reduce mass incarceration?
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Gabriella Leaming
May 08, 2020
I was interested in your project because it is cool to me to see how different people approach the issue of mass incarceration. You bring up a good point about how our rates compare to other countries. This is very interesting to me as we are often considered an example to the world. What do you think the US could do differently to lower rates? Is it safe to lower sentences for less severe and non-violent offenses? What precedent do you think this would set?
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Rianat Alao
May 07, 2020
I decided to comment on this poster because mass incarceration has always been a topic that I have been interested in. I also listen to a podcast called Ear Hustle which discusses incarceration in San Quentin, California. From reading your poster, I learned about the crippling 1.6 million people who are incarcerated in America. I also learned it costs America about one trillion dollars to incarcerate these individuals. I think you did a great job on your poster, some things that I am further interested in learning about are whether or not incarceration leads to reform as well as the rate of recidivism.
Hi Joshua! This poster stood out to me because it is a very relevant topic that I wanted to learn more about. I agree that the number of incarcerated Americans is way too high, but other than simply releasing convicted prisoners, what other options are really out there? Do we have to change laws to prevent the number of incarcerations? This is a very interesting topic and a great poster!
This project stood out to me because as a CCJS major I also recently conducted research on this topic, more so exploring alternatives to mass incarceration. I agree that too much money is being drained into a system that does not bring any potential social or financial benefits for American society. What do you think should be done to reduce the cost of mass incarceration (i.e. are there ways to either decrease the amount of offenders processed through the criminal justice system through changing our crime and drug laws put in place by Presidents Johnson and Nixon or should there be alternatives to a prison sentence where community rehabilitation should be used?)?
I was drawn to this topic because I’ve always found the issue of mass incarceration to be interesting. Many prison systems in countries like Switzerland and Norway have lower recidivism rates and are seen as models for what America’s prison system should look like. In your research, did you come across any jail systems outside of the U.S that could provide some insight on how America can reduce mass incarceration?
I was interested in your project because it is cool to me to see how different people approach the issue of mass incarceration. You bring up a good point about how our rates compare to other countries. This is very interesting to me as we are often considered an example to the world. What do you think the US could do differently to lower rates? Is it safe to lower sentences for less severe and non-violent offenses? What precedent do you think this would set?
I decided to comment on this poster because mass incarceration has always been a topic that I have been interested in. I also listen to a podcast called Ear Hustle which discusses incarceration in San Quentin, California. From reading your poster, I learned about the crippling 1.6 million people who are incarcerated in America. I also learned it costs America about one trillion dollars to incarcerate these individuals. I think you did a great job on your poster, some things that I am further interested in learning about are whether or not incarceration leads to reform as well as the rate of recidivism.