Smart on Crime!

I think the logic used herein is seriously flawed: "Michigan's harsh prison sentences have produced a costly prison buildup that is unsustainable with current revenues and hasn't delivered a corresponding drop in crime ..." first of all, I believe stiff penalties may be a neutral detterant but to lessen penalties cannot be said to be a positive action on the moral and safety of citizens! Next, what deters crime is rehabiitation, and this is the component that needs to be bustressed in the correction budget. So, if you are giving good behavior credits but not rehabilitating convicts you have folks pulling the wool over people's eyes from the stand point of both view points: the prisoner and the prision industrial complex!