Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?

Yes, but only if they complete proper psychological evaluation and are proven to not be a danger to society.

No, but we should increase funding to rehabilitation programs, social programs, education and skill building services to prevent non-violent crimes from occurring and continue to provide them to non-violent offenders to rehabilitate them.

Yes, but they must do community service for 1-2 years everyday, or be under house arrest with a electronic braclet.

Yes, but on certain conditions of rehabilitation and the type of crime must be taken into account

Release from prison when rehabilitation is confirmed is important. Serving the community outside of the prison for the remainder of their sentence could also be a good alternative. That said, overcrowding is a problem that should be solved at the root. (Racism, classism, environmental factors, etc.)

Yes, but increase funding to offer education and skill building services

Yea if their crimes are non violent or sexual

Yes, but they must go through education, skill building, and evaluations to be properly integrated in society. As well as completing community service.

Yes but non-violent needs to be defined better. Certain white collar crimes do more damage to a society than a lot of drug-related offences and should be punished to balance the vicious inequity of most systems of ‘justice’.

Only if there is some interim program to reassimilate them back into society and they are making dome sort of restitution for their crime

Yes, but they should be either placed in a rehabilitation program, or released on probation with mandatory community service depending on the situation.

extensive testing to make sure they are non-violent then yes

Yes, depending on what it is they are serving time for.

yes and we should increase funding to offer skill building services and education for prisoners

Individual circumstances should dictate

I think non-violent and violent crimes should be treated differently, non-violent or dangerous crimes should result in community service

I think we should have funding go towards education and skills for prisoners and invest in reform programs rather than punishment unless the crime is horrible wrong such as first degree murder

Yes, and more funding should go to mental health and drug rehabilitation programs to keep more people out of prisons

Yes, but they must perform community service on a daily basis and be monitored by electronic means.

Yes, but develop more rehabilitation programs for non-violent offenders to prevent reoffending

Yes, only if proven to contribute to society in a productive manner

Yes, but they should be provided with sufficient rehabilitation

no, but make the prisons into rehabilitation centres to try and reform people with lesser crimes so that we dont need to leave them there that long and then just moniter them after their sentence

Yes, these prisoners should be placed on parole or probation instead and be under the supervision of a parole or probation officer for the remainder of their sentence

Yes, these prisoners should be placed on parole or probation instead and be under the supervision of a parole or probation officer for the remainder of their sentence.

Yes, and non-violent protesters shouldn't be in jail in the first place

Yes, but place them under the supervision of a probation or parole officer for the remainder of their sentence

Yes, they should be placed under the supervision of a probation or parole officer for the remainder of their sentence as opposed to incarceration

Yes, these prisoners should be placed on probation or parole instead and under the supervision of a probation or parole officer for the remainder of their sentence.

Yes, these prisoners should be placed on probation or parole instead and under the supervision of a probation or parole officer for the remainder of their sentence

Yes, but transfer their sentence into probation

Yes but give them a P.P.O. to check on them periodically

Yes, these prisoners should be placed on probation or parole instead and be under the supervision of a probation or parole officer for the remainder of their sentence

Yes to an extent, those who have been convicted because of burglary and drug use should also not be released because they can be dangerous to those in their community

Yes, these prisoners should be placed on probation or parole instead and be under the supervision of a probation or parole officer for the remainder of their sentence.