@ISIDEWITHQuestionsCriminal IssuesStarted 8yrs agoActive 2mos ago

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

French prisons have reached an average rate of occupancy of 116.6%. Overcrowding is mainly present in short-stay prisons, where they hold both sentenced people and people awaiting trial. France’s prisons rank third in Europe for overcrowding according to the International Centre for Prison Studies, with official figures showing there are 68,253 people incarcerated but places for only 58,587. France unveiled plans on Thursday to build 33 new jails and renovate older ones in a bid to ease chronic overcrowding that justice officials say breeds conditions for Islamist radicalisation of prisoners.

+
Expand
+ Settings

Toggle voterbase

Statistics are shown for this demographic

Answer Overview

Response rates from 108k France voters.

55%
Yes
45%
No
26%
Yes
39%
No
16%
Yes, but place them under house arrest using an electronic bracelet
5%
No, we should build more prisons
13%
Yes, but they must perform community service on a daily basis
1%
No, but we should increase funding to offer education and skill building services for prisoners
0%
No, transfer them to under crowded prisons instead

Historical Support

Trend of support over time for each answer from 108k France voters.

Loading data...

Loading chart... 

Historical Importance

Trend of how important this issue is for 108k France voters.

Loading data...

Loading chart... 

Other Popular Answers

Unique answers from France voters whose views went beyond the provided options.

 @B25YW73answered…2mos2MO

Either transfer them to under-crowded prisons, or place them under house arrest if they display remorse and good conduct.

 @9KNGFD8answered…11mos11MO

Yes but they should still have to have supervision and do mandatory working, not totally free until their sentence is up.

 @9JRV87Kfrom North Carolina  answered…12mos12MO

Only after they pass assessments that test stability of the patient, and they will still be called in for checl ups

 @9HZJCZQanswered…1yr1Y

Abolish prisons and introduce the death sentence for avoiding taxes unles your net worth exceeds €1,000,000,000 but make all other crimes legal

 @9HR5KKCfrom British Columbia  answered…1yr1Y

Increase incarnation but offset costs through privatization of prisons and mandatory work at prisons

 @8ZWZ8B3answered…3yrs3Y

Add more education and skill building services, but also release nonviolent people... Except people who are in prison for tax fraud and corruption

 @99773KRanswered…2yrs2Y

Probability and diverse the government and private order not allowed use punishment by criminal advice Inc with French new Zealand and UK ltd is increase by Irish rules

 @98R8PQVanswered…2yrs2Y

murders or raping a women can uplifting behaviours against the powers in process and gangsters and more people publics reason in progress and french maori with china and keep the right or wrongs back grounds without in process government alone

Popular Conversations

Join in on the most popular conversations.

 @ISIDEWITH submitted…2mos2MO

Mexico Slams U.S. Policies as Trump Renews Border War

President Claudia Sheinbaum suggested Tuesday that Mexico could retaliate with tariffs of its own, after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose 25% import duties on Mexican goods if the country doesn’t stop the flow of drugs and migrants across the border.Sheinbaum said she was willing to engage in talks on the issues, but said drugs were a U.S. problem.“One tariff would be followed by another in response, and so on until we put at risk common businesses,” Sheinbaum said, referring to U.S. automakers that have plants on both sides of the border.She said Tuesday that Mexico had done a lot to stem the flow of migrants, noting “caravans of migrants no longer reach the border.” However, Mexico’s efforts to fight drugs like the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl — which is manufactured by Mexican cartels using chemicals imported from China — have weakened in the last year.Sheinbaum said Mexico suffered from an influx of weapons smuggled in from the United States, and said the flow of drugs “is a problem of public health and consumption in your country’s society.”Sheinbaum also criticized U.S. spending on weapons, saying the money should instead be spent regionally to address the problem of migration. “If a percentage of what the United States spends on war were dedicated to peace and development, that would address the underlying causes of migration,” she said.Sheinbaum’s bristly response suggests that Trump faces a much different Mexican president than he did in his first term.Back in late 2018, former President Andrés Manuel López Obrador was a charismatic, old-school politician who developed a chummy relationship with Trump. The two were eventually able to strike a bargain in which Mexico helped keep migrants away from the border — and received other countries’ deported migrants — and Trump backed down on the threats.

▲  1613 replies

 @ISIDEWITH submitted…4 days4D

Trump Targets FAA Diversity Programs In Crash Aftermath

Trump made controversial claims linking diversity initiatives at the FAA to a deadly Potomac River collision that killed 67 people, despite acknowledging he had no evidence to support these assertions.The disability recruitment program Trump criticized actually began during his own administration in April 2019, with the FAA launching a pilot program for 20 people with targeted disabilities to work in air traffic operations.Experts, including Tennessee Garvey from the Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals, stated that no aviation incident has ever been attributed to diversity initiatives as a cause or contributing factor.The federal policy for hiring people with disabilities dates back to the Bush administration in 2003 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which was initially created to protect veterans with disabilities.FAA workforce diversity has shown minimal changes over recent years: white male representation decreased from 58.9% in 2016 to 55.3% in 2023, while employees with targeted disabilities increased from 0.7% to 2%.The aviation industry's diversity efforts were primarily driven by labor shortages and the need to fill positions as pilots retire, rather than purely demographic goals.All candidates, regardless of background or disability status, must meet the same rigorous standards for aptitude, medical qualifications, and security clearances.Historical barriers, including segregation, prevented Black aviation professionals from entering the industry until the civil rights movement and subsequent lawsuits.The Biden administration has continued similar diversity initiatives, with slight increases in representation across different demographic groups.A pending lawsuit filed by a conservative legal organization claims discrimination against applicants due to Obama-era hiring practices, though the case hasn't been resolved.

▲  179 replies