At a time when people justifiably want action as homicides and armed carjackings soar, let’s not lose sight of long-term ways to make criminal justice work better: parole and rehabilitative services for prisoners.
Parole allows prisoners who have served a significant percentage of their sentences to go before a parole board and demonstrate they have rehabilitated themselves and are no longer a threat to society. It gives inmates an incentive to educate themselves, gain skills and get mental health care behind bars. It gives prisons a reason to provide those services.
