dagblog - Comments for "Gingrich &amp; Nolan on Prison Reform" http://dagblog.com/link/gingrich-nolan-prison-reform-8517 Comments for "Gingrich & Nolan on Prison Reform" en At least Gingrich and Nolan http://dagblog.com/comment/101952#comment-101952 <a id="comment-101952"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/gingrich-nolan-prison-reform-8517">Gingrich &amp; Nolan on Prison Reform</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>At least Gingrich and Nolan acknowledge that prison experience can result in further criminal activity after non-violent, low-level criminals are released, i.e., help <em>cause recidivism.</em>  I don't understand what they mean by this point:</p> <p><em>"5. Because incentives affect human behavior, policies for both offenders and the corrections system must align incentives with our goals of public safety, victim restitution and satisfaction, and cost-effectiveness, thereby moving from a system that grows when it fails to one that rewards results."</em></p> <p>Wonder how they feel about solitary confinement?</p></div></div></div> Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:21:00 +0000 we are stardust comment 101952 at http://dagblog.com