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with today's technology
i think that
imprisonment has become
essentially obsolete,
except perhaps for the
criminally insane / violent predators.
instead of jail for minor offenses
there just is no reason why an offender
can't be given
house arrest
and 24 / 7 monitoring by GPS
and
various sensors to monitor her 'condition',
perhaps even
video surveillance in her home.
the cost to society would be less than
imprisonment,
the conditions of
confinement
would be more humane,
and the undesirable side-effects of
incarceration
upon physical / mental health largely avoided,
which is beneficial
both to the individual
and to society in general.
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