America’s incarceration rate falls to lowest level since 1995

Worst jail break in US history – and Americans pay the price with skyrocketing crime rates

This is the worst jailbreak in American history and was committed in broad daylight

In 2020, our nation’s state and federal prison populations plummeted 15% to the lowest levels since 1992 – at the same time, murders skyrocketed nearly 30% to the highest level since 1998. By the middle of last year, local jail populations similarly shrank by an astonishing 25%.

In raw numbers, state and federal authorities reduced their prison populations by 214,000 in 2020 and local authorities reduced their jail populations by 185,000 compared to 2019. This is the worst jailbreak in American history and was committed in broad daylight. Our nation has paid the price.

So-called "coronavirus protocols" caused most of these reductions. Last year, the federal government sent thousands of inmates home in response to the pandemic. Rikers Island in New York City released 1,500 criminals, and Chicago’s largest prison released a quarter of its inmates.

 

Before you go skipping off to your Congressman, and then to your broker--talking about prisons; you should realize that the real problem with incarcerating murderers is clearance rates, not capacity.



https://www.statista.com/statistics/194213/crime-clearance-rate-by-type-in-the-us/

 

We need more funding for police and legislation to enable effective tactics. Maybe even a constitutional amendment.

 

You'll eventually find what works.

 

Now I know where some people here learned to post.

 

Isn't that basically what you said with no specifics, throw a bunch of shit at the problem, and see what sticks? And that should take care of it.

 

You don't think increasing police budgets, hiring more detectives and conducting studies to devise the most effective tactics would increase the clearance rate? Do you have a better suggestion?

 

Imo, there can't be a one size fits all.

The problems in Chicago may not be the same as in a medium sized town in another state.

If a budget increase is needed, how much?

The problems need researching specifically and individually.

I would probably require all OIG offices to initiate investigations into the issue first.

 

OIG offices investigate fraud and waste after the fact, but initial studies and flexibility between regions and jurisdictions are probably good ideas.

 

They can investigate whether a low clearance rate is the result of fraud/waste. They pretty much can investigate anything that they are tasked to. It's a no-brainer to frame the issue in a "fraud/waste" package. You should familiarized yourself with a few reports.