Crowded Prisons, Unions, and CA Three Strikes: Why We Can't Just Build More Cages

Crowded Prisons, Unions, and CA Three Strikes: Why We Can't Just Build More Cages

This video provides a unique overview of California’s prison problem. California’s philosophy is to lock them up and throw away the key. The bulk of California’s prisoners are imprisoned for non-violent drug offenses. The Three Strikes Law and so-called ‘mandatory sentencing’ guidelines are briefly examined. Simply throwing money at the problem — hiring more prison guards and building more prisons — is not only a waste of money but, more importantly, doesn’t work.

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