Reply #14: The word you need is MOST [View All]

[ProudDad]

Most of the people in prison are there for the crime of being born poor and of darker skin color. There are almost no affluent people in prison.

Most of the people in prison are there in great part due to substance abuse as the crime or a major cause of their crime.

Most of the people in prison could be saved but instead are put into an environment that will make them worse.

Juvenile halls are the elementary schools for crime. Jails are the high-schools for crime. Prisons are the crime colleges. Maximum security prisons are the post-graduate schools for crime.

These "jailbirds" you speak of are mostly human beings who have lived through circumstances you can't even dream of... but again, most could be saved if this was a civilized country.