Browsing through this thread it appears that there are 2 sides, one wants violent criminals locked up for longer sentences (which I agree with), and the other points out that in doing so we make the offender more violent due to our current prison system (which I also agree with). So it seems the main thing we should focus on in a criminal justice reform is to completely overhaul our prisons. Norway did this and now their recidivism rate is less than half of Canada's, their prisons look more like dormitories than any of our prisons
My favorite point in that video is the woman pointing out that taking people away from their families and communities is the punishment, not the prison. Their living quarters should be as normal as possible so that they can learn to function as a normal human being, not simply learning to survive inside. Put that system in place and then start looking at longer sentencing guidelines for repeat violent offenders
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