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PA Democrat

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3. Mandatory sentencing guidelines, three strikes law,

Reply to Liberal_in_LA (Original post)

Thu Jan 26, 2012, 06:26 PM

Jan 2012

and Americans seem to have more of a punitive mindset. We tend to view prison sentences as punishment and not an opportunity to rehabilitate. We have a very poor mental health system and many people end up in prison who might not have otherwise if they had access to proper mental health treatment.

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