Legalizing marijuana and releasing non-violent offenders into the probation system would probably help reduce prison populations. However, some prison sentences for non-violent offenses seem just (Enron executives, for example, seem to deserve prison time). The thing is, our sentencing should not be capricious; there should be some system behind it, especially given public attitudes towards crime these days.
Unfortunately, the Powers-That-Be have an interest in keeping prison populations high and growing, and that's the money they make off this system. If we have fewer people in prison, the private corporations will loose money, not to mention the bureaucrats who make their money from the taxpayers who pay for the prisons, and the unions who make money off union dues, etc. Again, Greed is the issue that needs to be dealt with first.
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Unfortunately, the Powers-That-Be have an interest in keeping prison populations high and growing, and that's the money they make off this system. If we have fewer people in prison, the private corporations will loose money, not to mention the bureaucrats who make their money from the taxpayers who pay for the prisons, and the unions who make money off union dues, etc. Again, Greed is the issue that needs to be dealt with first.
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