Thread by @JoshuaBHoe

Let me address this again:

1. None of the people released to home confinement have violent charges

2. Most of them have been home for 16 months now, with no incidents

3. In the federal system, you can earn early release through several mechanisms

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4. Sentences are largely made up, the idea that there is a magic date you reach, based on research or some calculation of optimal length is a fantasy

Prison - even accounting for incapacitation - creates more crime than it prevents

5. 600,000 people are released from facilities in this country every single year.....around 96% of all people who are incarcerated will one day be coming home....the most important thing for public safety is them coming home SUCCESSFULLY

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6. These 4,400 people have been home for around 16 months and have succeeded.....that is a HUGE WIN.....the average recidivism rate at the federal level is 49.3% and these folks are UNDER 1%

7. In addition, release to supervision - which is what is happening here - is MUCH LESS COSTLY and MORE SUCCESSFUL than incarceration

uscourts.gov/news/2013/07/1…

8. I know we have been told that a sentence is like a contract, but it would be like if someone was sitting at a business meeting and just made up the valuations

Seriously, there is NO science behind sentence lengths, they are entirely made up