McLean County Sheriff Matt Lane, whose jail is 38 percent occupied, is not a proponent of housing homeless individuals or migrants in the jail. "It’s not built for that, it’s not what it was intended for. It’s not an open campus. You can’t come and go as you please. I don’t think that’s a good idea. The county board might have some other ideas that we could discuss but I am not in favor of that."
That’s what Kwame, et al want, isn’t it? To shift the burden of dealing with violent offenders onto society, pocket the surplus budget money and spend it on more social services, “ guaranteed income “, trans rights consultants, etc. The money budgeted for incarceration will never go down, even as the population of jails does. It will simply be “ redirected “. Bet on that.
sue
2 years ago
AND THE COUNTRY IS BEING TORN APART BECAUSE OF STUPID PEOPLE THAT VOTED THESE PEOPLE IN.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
That’s what Kwame, et al want, isn’t it? To shift the burden of dealing with violent offenders onto society, pocket the surplus budget money and spend it on more social services, “ guaranteed income “, trans rights consultants, etc. The money budgeted for incarceration will never go down, even as the population of jails does. It will simply be “ redirected “. Bet on that.
AND THE COUNTRY IS BEING TORN APART BECAUSE OF STUPID PEOPLE THAT VOTED THESE PEOPLE IN.