Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?

Yes, and the prisons should not have been overcrowded in the first place. Reform criminal justice to be more lenient towards first offenders of non violent crimes and offer other alternatives.

no, but they must at least show that they are contributing to the betterment of the U.S.A. For example voting and helping communities.

Only for people who committed a no victim charges.

Yes, they should be required to take classes to better their chances of becoming law abiding citizens. Classes such as stress and anger management and education skills which will enable them to find productive work

Yes, these prisoners should be placed on parole or probation instead and be under the supervision of a parole or probation officer for the remainder of their sentence.

Decriminalize drugs, release those people from prison and tax and control substances.

The real reason that overcrowding is a problem in prisons is because the prison system is privatized and for-profit. We need to stop unnecessary mandatory minimums and the disproportional incarceration of Black Americans.

This is situation to situation dependent

Yes but be on probation and do some type of community service.

Yes, these prisoners should be placed on parole or probation instead and be under the supervision of a parole or probation officer for the remainder of their sentence

I think so but it depends on the crime they committed

Yes, but transfer their sentence into probation

Yes, but place those who committed worse crimes under house arrest using an electronic bracelet

Decreasing the privatization of the prison system would reduce and prevent overcrowding. We should keep prisons public and focused on reform and reentry to society, along with re-evaluating the merit of prison sentences for victimless crimes, drug possession, etc.

Yes, these prisoners should be placed on probation or parole instead and be under the supervision of a probation or parole officer for the remainder of their sentence.

Only for people who committed a non victim charges and increase funding to offer education and skill building services for prisoners.

Only for people who committed a non victim charges.

Only for people who committed a non victim charges. increase funding to offer education and skill building services to rehabilitate them.

Yes but give them a P.P.O. to check on them periodically

This depends in their offense.

Depends on the severity of their offense. Prisoners should be offered skill building exercises and options for rehabilitation to prevent reoffenders and the need for overcrowding

Depending on the severity of the crime, prisoners should be released. Any rapist, person who sexually assaulted someone, pedophile, murderer of innocent people stuff like that etc. should not be released.

Yes, but prioritize releasing perpetrators of victimless crimes over non-violent offenders who committed crimes like embezzling, forgery, etc.

Yes, but there should be a system in place to help rehabilitate them back into society

Yes, but should perform community service for the rest of the given sentence.

Yes, the prison system needs to be changed from a money making scheme to an actual rehabilitation tool to reintegrate non-violent offenders into productive roles in society.

Yes, depending on the crime and circumstances, some non-violent criminals ended up committing violent crimes when given a second chance, they should be placed on some sort of house arrest or monitoring, have to perform community service or training on a daily basis. There should still be consequences for their actions. Too many people getting off and continuing to do harm.

yes, but they need to complete a mental evaluation and be under surveillance whether house arrest, probation, or community service.

Yes, these prisoners should be placed on probation or parole instead and be under the supervision of a probation or parole officer for the remainder of their sentence

Yes but they should be on house arrest with an electronic bracelet and they should perform community service daily and they should have to participate in education or skill building services or alcohol and drug treatment if needed

it depends on how bad the crime was

Some non violent crimes shouldn’t be crimes in the first place.

Yes, and abolish all victimless crimes

I think it all depends on the criminal and non violent crime they committed.

yes but place them under house arrest and offer education and skill building services.

Yes but placed them under parole and give them community service hours and give them anklet to be monitored until they're sentence is over

Yes, as long as their minimum sentence is completed with extra community service.

Yes, but they must do something that makes someone else smile as soon as they are let out.

Yes, but they should be assessed using an evidence-based public risk tool in order to identify criminogenic risk areas in their lives which need to be addressed by treatment interventions, thereby reducing the probability they recidivate.

Reform the criminal justice system. The fact that so many nonviolent people stay in jail for so long is disgusting.

Yes, and non-violent protesters shouldn't be in jail in the first place

No let prisoners rot

Yes, but place them under house arrest using an electronic bracelet, they must perform community service on a daily basis, and we should increase funding to offer education and skill building services for prisoners

Reform the system. The fact that there is overcrowding is disgusting.

Yes, with a reasonable community service requirement. We should also increase education & skill building opportunities.

No what is the point of being put in prison just to be took out for "over-crowing"... if that is the issue then we build more prisons

yes, but they should be in an institution that is used to rehabilitate

Non-violent prisoners should be put into programs to help rehabilitate them outside of prison, although prisons should be focused more on rehabilitation rather than punishment. If people are helped to break the cycles that get them into prison and can learn from their mistakes, then they will not end up in jail anymore.

work release

i feel they should stay in prison because theres a reason why they are there, violent or not, but if theres no other choice because of the over crowding, I would say put them on house arrest over building more prisons

Yes, we should increase funding to offer education and skill building services for prisoners. But they can be released but make sure that they learned their lesson in a respectful manner.

yes, but put them in rehabilitation.

Non-violent drug based criminals Package that with decriminalization

No, instead we need to execute more of the dangerous criminals if we need to make room

No one should be in prison for a victimless crime

Yes, No one should be in prison for a victimless crime

Yes, if the 'crime' is non-violent then it should be legal

Reform the system. Yes, they should

No, prisoner overcrowding is a separate issue surrounding the people being put in prison and for how long.

Yes, but place them in a strict half-way house. The purpose of imprisonment is to be reformed.

Yes, but they must be under house arrest with electronic bracelets, and after they must complete daily community service.

It depends on the case. It would be good to require them to perform community service daily and to offer education and skill building services for them, both in prison and out of prison.

Reform the system so that only people that need to be in prison are in it.

no, because the prisoners could make them violent

Yes, these prisoners should be placed on probation or parole instead and under the supervision of a probation or parole officer for the remainder of their sentence.

Yes, but we would need people to check on them constantly and see what they are up to.

yes, but we should offer education, skill building, and also examine the crime before deeming non-violent

Reform the criminal justice system so there isn't any overcrowding.

Yes, these prisoners should be placed on probation or parole instead and under the supervision of a probation or parole officer for the remainder of their sentence

Yes, but there should be a mandatory surveillance and maintenance for these criminals to discourage illegal behavior.

Reform the justice system.

Reform the system so their isn't overcrowding.

It would depend on what they did and if they're likely to become violent.

Have them still be watched 24/7. They are criminals and they need to pay there time.

Yes, they should be placed under the supervision of a probation or parole officer for the remainder of their sentence as opposed to incarceration

Reform the system so there isn't any overcrowding.

Everyone in jail for drug possession charges needs to be released immediately. Crimes committed for survival, ie theft of food, etc. need to also be released immediately. Also women who killed their rapists. They served enough time, release them now.

Yes, but place them under the supervision of a probation or parole officer for the remainder of their sentence

Yes, but because prison should be a last resort for the truly dangerous.

Reform the criminal justice system so there is no overcrowding.

Yes, and release any person with non violent drug offense.

Only if the Non-violent crime could not lead to a Violent one

Reform the system so that there isn't overcrowding. Prison should only be for those who actually need to be there.

Yes, and put all non-violent offenders into indentured servitude or restorative facilities instead of prisons

Yes, but they should be required to do some form community service and be offered food stamps and job opportunities rather than just toss them out without anywhere for them to go and stay safe/fed.

Yes, but we need to drastically reform the criminal justice system. Jail/prison should only be for those who actually committed a crime not for someone who had an ounce of weed.

No, but rehabilitation should be pushed to release criminals early.

Yes, but place them under house arrest using an electronic bracelet and require performance of community service on a daily basis.

Yes, but they must report to a parole officer monthly for a just period of time.

No, but try to implement a system where private prisons don't profit from mass incarceration.

Reform the whole criminal justice system. Why does a poor person get years in prison for an ounce of weed when a rich white guy is allowed to do cocaine in his white collar office.

No, only if the crimes they committed are now legal.

No, because there's no way to for sure know if someone is non-violent.

Yes, reform the system so that people that actually committed a crime serve.

No, the prison system in general should be reformed, as it currently takes advantages of its place in society to avoid constitutional law and take away the rights of citizens. Instead of releasing criminals before the end of their sentence, issue just and reasonable punishment for crimes of differing caliber and public opinion. The fact that prisons are overcrowded is proof of an ineffective judicial system.

Depends on how bad the crime was, and if they are being put out of jail, they need to be on probation and perform community service.

Yes to an extent, those who have been convicted because of burglary and drug use should also not be released because they can be dangerous to those in their community

Reform the criminal justice system because there are so much overcrowding.

Yes, but they must perform paid community service, attend therapy, and work with social workers on successful reentry into society.