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Not to mention that jailing people for such petty crimes doesn't make much sense at all. Garnishing their wages, seizing their assets, or forcing a shit ton of community service makes a lot more sense than sending someone away for a year because they stole $1,000 worth of shit.
Case study: AZ where the class 6 felony threshold is $1,000 and the annual cost to house an inmate is $26k so the sentencing range is a net loss of society of 7k to 51k assuming the person doesn't get probation.
Not to mention that jailing people for such petty crimes doesn't make much sense at all. Garnishing their wages, seizing their assets, or forcing a shit ton of community service makes a lot more sense than sending someone away for a year because they stole $1,000 worth of shit.
Case study: AZ where the class 6 felony threshold is $1,000 and the annual cost to house an inmate is $26k so the sentencing range is a net loss of society of 7k to 51k assuming the person doesn't get probation.
1 year in jail? No. 1 year hard labor. Bus leaves now.
1 year in jail? No. 1 year hard labor. Bus leaves now.
Still going to have to house them unless the labor is framing and roofing houses.
Still going to have to house them unless the labor is framing and roofing houses.
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