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Raddatatta t1_iu1vmde wrote

There are some. But there are also many where people commit other crimes because of drug related debt or money problems that are indirectly drug caused.

But I'd certainly be happy to see 40% of prisons close right there by getting those people out. And if we improved recidivism down from like 70% where it is for some crimes that would be great to see general crime going down too. I don't want fewer people in prison because they are getting away with doing bad things. But I'd certainly welcome a lot more prisons closing because of more reasonable laws with respect to drugs and making prisons actually try to get people to not commit more crimes and come back.

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