So, is it the solution to execute prisoners in case they reoffend if released, or be very careful about who to release? Perhaps there are some who should never be released.
The most violent criminals usually get life in prison without the possibility of parole. Some who are released are very old. I had a home health patient once who fit that category. He was dying, and was released from prison. His neighbors helped care for him until he died. A lot of these criminals commit violent crimes when they are very young. Once they reach middle age, most, not all, but most, are no longer dangerous. Some prisons have areas that are like nursing homes. Why not release these people to nursing homes that take M'caid, or to their families if they have someone willing to care for them?
Most of our prisons are disgusting hell holes. I've been reading a lot about them. It's not necessarily private prisons. It's almost all prisons. They are under staffed and the prisoners are treated very inhumanely. It makes us seem no better than the prisoners, sometimes worse. Sometimes prisons influence non violent criminals to become violent. We drastically need prison reform.
I know this thread isn't about prison reform, but that's a topic we should discuss sometime. Since most of our large mental health institutions were closed down in the late 80s and 90s, there really isn't an alternative for the criminally insane, other than prison.
Then again, some of the remaining mental institutions are disgusting hell holes too. The AJC did an investigation a few years ago about one that was still open in central Georgia. It was so poorly staffed, that people were dying from constipation from bowel obstructions. I'm off topic, but imo, all of this is related.
I've already said earlier in this thread that I don't support the death penalty for a variety of reasons.