Profile

Objectives:

Abolish Prison

International Models

Expand Alternatives

New Prison

Eliminate Monetary Bail

Reform Sentencing

Limit Criminalization

Cost:

Not Cost effective

Not Cost effective

Not Cost effective

Not Cost Effective

Not Cost effective

Not Cost effective however there is an annual cost benefit of up to $100,000

Not Cost effective

Impact on Society:

Create family ties/ or increase on criminal activity

Promotes a feeling of self-worth by holding the rights of all individuals

Create restorative justice for offender and victim

Safer communities

Create negative impact on family structure

Rehabilitation and education for inmates

Avoid

life

sentences

Benefit:

Promote equity

Shorter sentence/ address underlying cause of criminal behaviors

Increase Rehabilitation programs into society

Create employment for residents

Adress wealth-based inequality

Reduce Reentry

Allow

Prioritizing of more serious crimes

Goals:

Reduce Over Crowding

Lower incarceration rate and reintegration into back into society

Promote positive and valuable skills

Reduce overcrowding and can keep offenders close to their families

Keep society safe/ Promote fairness

Lower sentencing for minorities and innocent people

Reduce

Strains

on

the

justice

system/

Reduce

criminal

penalties

Recidivism:

Lower reentry and create employment

Reduction prison population

Reduce reentry

Create violent atmosphere if privatized

Lower chance of reoffending

Lower reoffending chances/ Introduce positive change and thinking/ Rebuild lives

Lower

entry

into

the

justice

system and

reduce

recidivism