Something I just read.

I can't find the link, now, but I was just reading about how some states are considering making freedom more accessible for prisoners to cut state spending. By getting people out of jail (through lessening sentences, making parole easier, etc), they save taxpayers money, theoretically. What about the taxpayers' safety?!?

This is how I feel: prisoners should spend their entire sentence with PUBLIC SAFETY, not economics, in mind. If that costs too much, then states should cut down the cost of providing that service to the community, not cut down on the service.

I feel like the current prison system takes responsibility away from the prisoner. If the prisoner wants cable TV or porno, then they should be responsible for paying for it, just like everyone else. I should not be supporting a prisoner's porn-addiction with my tax money. Just because a prisoner really likes to watch the Golden Girls doesn't mean I should have to pay for their cable bill. I understand that prisoners have rights, but why should someone who broke the law infringe on my rights? Fuck having air conditioning in prisons - the people who are paying for it don't even have a/c in their houses! What? The prisoner can't afford their own cable or air conditioning?!? TOUGH SHIT - they should have thought about that before they broke the law!
So now all of our other state-programs (such as education, etc) should suffer, along with our taxes?

I really don't understand.