we still have social programs for those in need
if you lose your job, we'll give you money for a bit. Not until you die, but a year or two. If that. Shouldnt take 2 years to find a fucking job. If it does, move.
no swen, i'm compassionate at heart. You need insanely large punishments to get offenders to behave. Who would skip school if it meant they had their hand crushed?
you feed the child. Any other response is a fail on that section. I'm trying to make responsible humans.
PRISON
We have all these gigantic arenas pre-built in america. It really is silly to only use them for a few things.
Let me take you back to a simpler time, 2000 years ago.
We can have our stupidly large prison population begin a series of gladiatoral events, to the death if need be. using traditional weapons from the iron era, and suitable armors and defenses. Broadcast on tv, arenas seat a lot of people. winner gets a reduced setence or something. All prisoners not participating in the games will be tasked with learning a trade in prison. You go to classes where they teach you to do shit, build shit (the wire). When you are freed, there is no stigma. You do not disclose you went to prison. If you being repeat offending, the punishments ramp up, to 3 *strikes* and you are put in the games, regardless of your means or desire.
drugs
Decriminalize all drugs. legalize weed. Portugal has done this and seen extremely great results in the areas of addiction treatment and consul, and decreased ODs and diseases that are spread. This will also drop the prison population