 I don't see anything in bobbyp's link to contradict what I said. Perhaps I missed it. There would be fewer people in prisons if the local jurisdictions that put people there had to pick up part or all of the tab for keeping there. Posted by: CharlesWT | March 00, 0000 at 00:00 AM I would think the immediate opportunity here lies with the non-violent class. Yes. The only thing I was trying to add was that doing something today to reduce the numbers of non-violent prisoners may well also be doing something to reduce the numbers of violent criminals/prisoners tomorrow, which is above and beyond the immediate benefits. Posted by: hairshirthedonist | March 00, 0000 at 00:00 AM Indeed. A solid drive by response to a typical ChasWT drive by comment. 