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RE: The best way to reduce the cost of prisons is by encouraging inmates to lower the cost of their incarceration
I believe the majority of people are good people and I also think that it's better to let ten actual criminals go free than it is to incarcerate one innocent person. I also identify with your views that if there is no victim, there is no crime. One can argue that for many industries corporations already have a very strong influence on wages and the conditions and quality of work life, whether it is inside or outside of prison. What would you find a fairer solution to balancing the evils of impinging on the freedoms of some to protect the freedoms of others, than the current system?
Yes, crime should be de-incentivized ,and not punished. There are many ways to decrease crime, before happening, like improving communities, organizing a local community better. I guarantee you petty crimes like burglary and larceny would rarely happen if a community is united. There are other way for other crimes.
I don't find the impinging of freedoms good at all, non-invasive and peaceful methods are already available to reduce crime, there is absolutely no need for endless survailance and agressive policing. Psychology already has the answers, its just that it's not mainstream.