US prison population hits 7 million.

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by Adagio
Sending more people to prison

Paying for it.

In a poll in California, respondents indicated that they wanted:

(a) a balanced budget,
(b) no increases in taxes, and
(c) increased spending on every item in the budget, except...
(d) less spending on prisons.

I don't know whether to or

[SlowwHand]

Prison tattoo program scrapped

Tue Dec 5, 8:19 AM ET

OTTAWA, Dec 4 - Canada is scrapping a pilot program that provided tattoos for prisoners in an effort to stop the spread of diseases such as hepatitis and AIDS, Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day said Monday.

The program, set up by the previous Liberal government, offered free tattoos to prisoners in six of Canada's 58 federal prisons. The Liberals lost in January to the right-wing Conservatives, who promised to crack down on crime.

"Our government will not spend taxpayers' money on providing tattoos for convicted criminals," Day said in a statement.

"Our priority is to have an effective federal corrections system that protects Canadians, while providing inmates with access to acceptable health care and treatment programs."

Day said this included programs to immunize inmates against hepatitis A and B, voluntary screening for early detection and treatment of infection, and courses to inform prisoners about the dangers of illegal tattoos.

[Wezil]

Sloww - It's pretty sad what LIberals will spend money on.

[SlowwHand]

I noticed.

[Fake Boris]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
Who said it affected consumption?

Use your head Slow. If it doesn't affect consumption, then the cost of the externalities can't be higher if you let drug users free instead of incarcerating them.

[SlowwHand]

I don't think I'm the one that needs to use my head, Boris.

Instead of plucking out one statement, try digesting the whole thought. Or are you limited?

[Fake Boris]

You responded out of the blue to an argument that wasn't even directed at you, most likely because you didn't understand what the poster meant to address.

[SlowwHand]

Read, Boris. You're talking out your ass.
I was responding to something addressed to me.

[Fake Boris]

Really? I think his point was to address Darius, not you.

[SlowwHand]

Let's assume you to be correct.
Who the Hell said anything to you?

[Fake Boris]

wow, are you seven years old?

I DIDN't talk to you!!1 pwn3dlolol

[SlowwHand]

quote:
Originally posted by SlowwHand
Who said it affected consumption?

Originally posted by Oncle Boris


Use your head Slow. If it doesn't affect consumption, then the cost of the externalities can't be higher if you let drug users free instead of incarcerating them.

You are so ****ing stupid, it hurts. You pwn3d yourself.

[Fake Boris]

Huh, no. You're making my point that Diadem's post was not related to yours. Even if it was, you lose both ways. Either a) you showed yourself not to understand who he was replying to or b) even if he was replying to you, you replied to a baseless critique with an unrelated defence (in other words you played his game).

[Dr Strangelove]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
Roughly half of all people in the prison industry are there on drug charges, mostly for possession.

Most of those were also convicted of other crimes and of those in most cases the drug crime contributed less to their sentence.

[Heresson]

7 million? Are You kidding? US population is 300 mln...
so it's 2,333(...)% of population! Scary.