Posted by
Husker Neocon on Friday, September 07, 2007 8:41:14 PM
According
to the Lincoln Journal Star, "Lancaster County leaders defended
themselves Thursday after a community activist criticized them for not
doing enough to ease the county's burgeoning jail population."
John Krejci, who is a writer for the Nebraska Criminal Justice Review
(whatever that is) told the Lancaster County Board of Commissioners "he
doesn't doubt the county is using alternatives to keep the jail
population at bay, but he thinks more needs to be done."
In a
rose-colored glasses world this would be swell. But, the truth is, we
make Lincoln and Lancaster County safer by locking up criminals.
People go to jail because they are "victims" of society. They go because they choose to commit crime. Plain and simple.
By locking up criminals, they can't commit more crime
I say build 2 new jails and throw the book at all the scumbags.