vida clay   texas

Posted: 02:53 pm [PST] on April 25 2008

when ever the aclu gets involved , it is a really bad thing, loosing our freedoms because of the aclu, i would like to see where they would never get any of our tax dollars, it is bad when you have to realely bad when you have to realese prisoners because of overcrowding , unless they have been good prisoners , if getting out means they won't hurt any one or do another crime.

Phillip Lambro   Los AngelesLeslie

Posted: 03:04 pm [PST] on March 01 2008

I hate to sound like a broken record, but unless we have MANDATORY BIRTH CONTROL, things will only get worse with over-crowding not only in prisons, but housing, traffic, crime, etc.

jerry lux   north highlands

Posted: 09:00 pm [PST] on February 05 2008

I want criminal punished, caneing would help deter further criminal activity.

cynthia allingham   Caifornia

Posted: 11:01 am [PST] on December 18 2007

You want to punish criminals, cheaply and effectively. I'll tell you what can be done. Place a brace on the legs of the criminal, that will prevent him from being able to walk, give him a wheel chair, and send him home. It will be humiliating for these tough guys to be so helpless and dependent on their mothers. And we don't have to house and feed them.

Glenn N   Sunland, Ca

Posted: 12:25 pm [PST] on November 05 2007

One of the real issues for jail overcrowding is the Los Angeles district attorney's policies keeping people encarcerated who are charged with a specific crime and being held with little or no eveidence.

Natasha   Rialto, CA

Posted: 08:09 am [PST] on October 12 2007

on 10/11/04 Mario Moreno who was supposed to be serving a year sentence for Felon in Possession of a firearm. He was also a known violent Florencia 13 gang member with a prior for robbery. HE was relased within less than a month of his sentnece and was supposedly supposed to be at "work release" the day he killed my brother Darrell Dennard. LAPD detectives stated that Darrell who was shot in the back as he stood in front of a store was what they seldom see "a totally innocent victim". Yet now the Lee Baca and the LA County Board of supervisors are fighting my family's lawsuit regarding the violation of the victim "Darrell Dennard's" rights. All the family wants is a reasonable amount, no million dollar type of lawsuit, to help his daughter survive and maybe help his four grandchildren go to college. The LAPD even had trouble booking Moreno upon his arrest because he still had an active booking Number at the time of the murder and his subsequent arrest. Who is responsible to the victims

Carole   Los Angeles

Posted: 01:30 pm [PST] on October 10 2007

The jails are severely overcrowded. What else should the Sheriff do? The ACLU should donate some of their earnings to build more jails. That notion is about as ridiculous at them taking up the cause of overcrowding in the jails. Overcrowding in the jails is more of a danger to the people that work in those jails than a danger or hazard to those inmates.

Jeanette Gray   Az.

Posted: 12:49 pm [PST] on October 05 2007

I dont understand why child molesters are protected in the prison system. They use to be in general population and now they are protected.

dianne phelps   windsor,va 23487

Posted: 03:42 pm [PST] on September 12 2007

the jail system is seriously broken and somebody needs to take this seriously. inmates who are convicted should be punished, but there also needs to be some form of rehabilitation to keep these people from coming back into the system. i believe this could be done and would ultimately save more money than it would cost. there are also ways of making the inmates cover some of the cost of these programs. these inmates also deserve to be treated as human beings with dignity, respect, and basic human needs met (medical care, warmth, food, etc.). most inmates would treat the corrections officers with respect, if they were being treated with respect and were at least being made comfortable. i don't believe that they should have television and luxury items, but they should have books, newspapers, and drug and alcohol programs.

Joe   Los Angeles

Posted: 07:54 pm [PST] on August 05 2007

It's JAIL it is suppose to be rough! Prison Guards, Sheriffs, Probation, and Parole deal with some of the most ruthless and vicious individuals on this earth. The fact that more peace officer hasn't been killed is a miracle in itself. The fact is that their are no alternatives for jails or individuals that need constant supervision, mental health care, or "special needs". More Rehab, Diversion Programs or Therapy is used as a fix-all solution to these problems. However, many individuals involved in the criminal justice system learn how to manipulate the system. One example is Prop 36, the Rehab instead of Jail program- Most individuals would rather be charged with possession, sentenced to 2 months and spend less than a week in jail, then go through the Rehab that can last up to 6 months. Although, the jail provides mental health service, the system is joke, and to that I mean no disrespect to the mental health professionals, nurses, therapists, and doctors...I refer to the system that allows patients the right to "refuse" medication, services and confidentiality laws prevent the continuity of services, Mostly because service providers fear of being sued. "I refuse" is a common slogan now echoed in jails, prisons, and mental health wards. The video mentioned "Frequent Flyers", these few individuals use so much resources from every public agency it easily be in the millions of dollars for an individual at the expense of taxpayers. What I am getting at is that it is easy to blame the Sheriffs for overcrowding, but to be honest I don't want to live near Skid Row, don't want a sex offender, sober living or halfway home in my back yard, so Jail has always been the answer. I'm sure...Almost positive...bet my life, Sure that Judge Pregerson or ACLU Lawyers ARE NOT LIVING ANYWHERE NEAR WHERE SOME OF THESE "EARLY RELEASE INDIVIDUALS" WILL RETURN. I'm not for more or less Jails, I think oversight is needed, but in some cases JAIL IS THE ALTERNATIVE!!! As long as we allow our neighborhoods and communities deteriorate and not question our board of supervisors for their waste and give awards for a majority of their meeting these problems will continue-(When is someone going to challenge those dinosaurs?).
Joe, FTP