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There is still a very wide margin between the US prison system and a system that simply detains offenders.



Sure, but we should set realistic expectations on who can be rehabilitated and who cannot.

That's part of the intent (however misguided and misapplied) behind three strikes laws, the assumption is that repeat offenders are more representative of those that cannot be rehabilitated. Which isn't far from the truth, but we're not really rehabbing them at the moment.




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