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[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

If an individual is convicted of a non-violent crime, and they are pregnant or the biological parent or legal guardian of a minor, they may be able to stay in their homes and communities through this supervision program rather than serve time in prison.

It's utterly insane to me that we're still putting anyone non-violent into prison at all. It's insane from a humanitarian perspective, it's insane from a justice perspective, it's insane from a tax cost perspective. There is no reason at all to force a non-violent person into confinement (And really, most violent offenders too) beyond functioning as a tacit threat to the law-abiding population or to fulfill the desires of sadists and those preoccupied with vengeance. And I don't want anything to do with a society that operates on either of those motivations.

Look at this long list of testimony on the bill so far. All supportive, except for:

  • Jeremiah Stromberg, Department of Corrections Assistant Director
  • Jeff Wood, Oregon Assn. of Community Corrections Directors
  • Amanda Dalton, OR District Attorneys Association

JUST DAS AND PRISON GUARDS, literally those are the only people who don't support this. People who profit by locking other people up. If the vote on this renewal isn't unanimous take a look at who went Nay, there's your priority for outing in the next election.