I share your outrage at innocent people pleading guilty to avoid jail—or even the risk of jail. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I know someone who did just this, after being coerced and threatened by an officer in the criminal justice system. I see no way this can be fixed.
I believe that Chuck Colson—even after he was released—was not allowed to vote for some 30 years or so, despite the fact he’d properly served his time (and he even started a prison ministry). I’d like to see folks who committed just one crime that involved no violence have their name cleared after peacefully serving their time. Indeed, I believe Colson wanted to shift to a more restorative system of justice… if, say, you stole from someone you were released to serve and, over time, pay back as best as you could.
I appreciate your hard work on these newsletters. Thank you!
Is the note #1 study from Buil-Gil, Moretti, and Langton? I was only able to read the abstract & sample, but it seems to be on the track of your graphic. I couldn't find one (via Google searches; I don't have a handy academic library) that had the exact numbers in your graphic (e.g., starting with 1087 actual crimes and 641 unreported numbers).
I share your outrage at innocent people pleading guilty to avoid jail—or even the risk of jail. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I know someone who did just this, after being coerced and threatened by an officer in the criminal justice system. I see no way this can be fixed.
I believe that Chuck Colson—even after he was released—was not allowed to vote for some 30 years or so, despite the fact he’d properly served his time (and he even started a prison ministry). I’d like to see folks who committed just one crime that involved no violence have their name cleared after peacefully serving their time. Indeed, I believe Colson wanted to shift to a more restorative system of justice… if, say, you stole from someone you were released to serve and, over time, pay back as best as you could.
I appreciate your hard work on these newsletters. Thank you!
Is the note #1 study from Buil-Gil, Moretti, and Langton? I was only able to read the abstract & sample, but it seems to be on the track of your graphic. I couldn't find one (via Google searches; I don't have a handy academic library) that had the exact numbers in your graphic (e.g., starting with 1087 actual crimes and 641 unreported numbers).