Well said itsjustme. Of course I'm no expert on prison's; but they've always been around, and always will be needed. I will agree there are people in there that do not deserve to be; like pot heads for example. I also agree with your last sentence.

If they want true "prison reform", they are going about it the wrong way. I agree that not all criminals belong in prison, but the majority of them do. Prison needs to be a place that is feared, not looked forward to by the thugs. Now it is a place to hold thug reunions. Stop the plea deals, abolish parole and make prison a living hell hole. The criminal society has way to many rights.

there is a thin line beteen cops and crooks alarge amount of cops were crooks before changing sides but more than youd think wear the badge an still steal an lie in court ive seen that happen to many times an we know that procuters are worst crooks of all because there laywers lol so i think more cops should do time but if there caught a slap on wrist an kicked off force youll see about what happens that women cop in saline county ar saline county is most crooked in state cops proscuters judges the best money can buy the reason its dr capital is they are the drug task force in benton p.d. an control the sale of it all esent people need to leave saline county this has been going on since early 1960 who do you think they copied the cops from in movie white lighting the sherriff even quotes his is my town lie he did n fox 16

So we wish to get nasty? My mother raised a son smart enough to stay out of prison convict. Ego? I'd say yours is just as big, if not bigger. Self centered; nope. I go out of my way to help others, even when it means I go without. Expert? Only on guns and women. But I am well read, and have my opinions on things; it is but a hobby, this site. Little low even for an ex con to be talking about my deceased mother; I guess I've got you figured out too! I won't stoop as low as you though; not my style. Yes, I've made a few "friends" on here; mostly people that hate LEO's and veterans, people that defend criminals, and a few ex cons. And I was just funnin' with granny on her comment about prisons; she was joking wasn't she? I hope so; they are after all needed; would you prefer the murderers and rapists run wild to make victims of your children and grandchildren? Surely not. Yanks are on, gotta go.

Granny is my wife.

I might hit a little shine. The thing here is you and your super over inflated ego. You have been doing it all along. Look in your own closet before looking in mine. I get sick when I read most of your post. I've also noted a few others have too. There seems to be nothing your not an expert on. Who died and left you in charge. I'd be willing to bet in real life your a self centered, over bearing know it all that hasn't seen his mother from the time she crawled under the porch to whelp you. YES GRANNY HAS YOU FIGURED OUT.

Granny been hittin' the moonshine again? Who determines who the so called honest people are? You? Who made you God? No use for prisons? Let all the thugs, murderers, rapists, perverts, drug peddlers and other assorted missing links out, and what, no more crime? What have you been smoking granny!

I got you one better there old protector. Get rid of all the so called honest people. Crime would go down and there would be no use for prisons.

I'm thinking Mr. Beebe has never been a victim of these so called low level crimes. These offenders know the system. Need money for a drug habit? Break into a house, car, or business. Rip a purse off a woman's arm. Just don't use a gun and the penalty is light. Selling drugs? Just don't have a gun with you when you get caught. Victimize the public in a non-violent manner and maybe you will serve a few months but most likely get a few years probation while you go out and do the same thing 100 times before you get caught one more time. If it's so "low levl" then make it legal so officers don't have to risk their lives taking them off the street for a few days. The state should buy some more land and have the prison for low level crime prisoners start farming and be sef sufficient. This whole idea of saying "it's working" makes me sick.

Here's a prison reform for you... 1. Enforce the death penalty 2. Keep the other violent ones locked up until their sentence is through 3. Put the non-violent ones to work on our roads instead of those worthless Highway Dept. contractors.