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The Second Chance Act could help deserving felons/ ex-felons make a new and successful start after federal incarceration time. Opportunites for work with benefits may call for the help of the federal government to help in job training, education, and job placement. Ex-felons need jobs with benefits to make a living and take care of their families, just as all people do. There should once again be parole, and more good time when it is deserved. Fewer incarcerated individuals, deserving individuals, would free up enormous amounts of money for national security, education, tax-breaks for families, middle class, the poor, and the elderly could be more easily afforded. This would stimulate the economy as a bonus. Non-violent crimes, those that have never fired a hand-gun in a crime, or were never involved in physical violence, should be considered for federal parole. This often, not always, involves drug crimes of all types. Why are such offenders not first ordered to have treatment? When the incarcerated closes the prison gates behind him, his sentence should be over. Some may never need to leave, especially those who have murdered, or have molested little children. Some feel predators "never heal," never stop, but may could be viewed in a case by case situation. We need federal parole also because of this strange truth: Something is terribly wrong when a murderer is eligible for parole before a drug dealer, who is probably addicted to the drugs he sells. Potential for harm is there for the drug dealers, but the murderers' victims are dead. Why are not ALL murders treated as a felony? Why are not ALL drug cases felonies? Why are federal crimes more punitive in time, often the same types of crimes? Things are out of order and needs to be rethought in order for our justice system to be consistent and effective. And just.
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The Second Chance Act could help deserving felons/ ex-felons make a new and successful start after federal incarceration time. Opportunites for work with benefits may call for the help of the federal government to help in job training, education, and job placement. Ex-felons need jobs with benefits to make a living and take care of their families, just as all people do. There should once again be parole, and more good time when it is deserved. Fewer incarcerated individuals, deserving individuals, would free up enormous amounts of money for national security, education, tax-breaks for families, middle class, the poor, and the elderly could be more easily afforded. This would stimulate the economy as a bonus. Non-violent crimes, those that have never fired a hand-gun in a crime, or were never involved in physical violence, should be considered for federal parole. This often, not always, involves drug crimes of all types. Why are such offenders not first ordered to have treatment? When the incarcerated closes the prison gates behind him, his sentence should be over. Some may never need to leave, especially those who have murdered, or have molested little children. Some feel predators "never heal," never stop, but may could be viewed in a case by case situation. We need federal parole also because of this strange truth: Something is terribly wrong when a murderer is eligible for parole before a drug dealer, who is probably addicted to the drugs he sells. Potential for harm is there for the drug dealers, but the murderers' victims are dead. Why are not ALL murders treated as a felony? Why are not ALL drug cases felonies? Why are federal crimes more punitive in time, often the same types of crimes? Things are out of order and needs to be rethought in order for our justice system to be consistent and effective. And just.