Web Exclusive: US convicts receive no slack

As jails and prisons in America are filling up, the US might want to re-think their policy towards throwing people into prison. Harold Cook says it is ironic that he is speaking from Texas who has the worst record in keeping people behind bars in the US. In Europe authorities work to reeducate and reintegrate the prison populations. Cook adds that there is a fine line between seeking revenge and seeking justice.

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[x00czar00x]

i miss jail food.........2:09

[JDaKingman]

legalize weed

[storagecasa]

Funny how republicans are so pro life, but they will execute people based on weak evidence and incompetent attorneys seen in the growing pace of wrongful convictions. I saw one case where parents were convicted of killing child by cutting a triangle in her in a sadistic ceremony. They where convicted.but later exonerated when it was discoved the triangle wound was from the surgeon trying to save child after family dogs attacked her. Go Texas!

[gringodeltoro1]

I'm from the UK, I will never ever ever ever set foot in the US.

[marypoppins2009]

Remember...everyone gets paid (except the prosecuted)....the judge, the attorney, prosecutor, the prison...quo bono...follow the money!!

[VexZeez]

Legalize marijuana. Clean out the prisons of non-violent criminals.

How does the US compare in sentencing verse Switzerland, Sweden, Slovakia?

[FranG1214]

LOL - I love the following narrative format RT uses on all of 's segments; i.e., "why is this happening," "why is nobody speaking out against this," etc. as if they don't know that political corruption is rampant and permeated throughout all branches of government in this country.

[FranG1214]

@BigGift1

Yeah, but only if they are truly "convicts;" and only if they are committing real crimes, not bullshit statutory laws, which lock up "criminals" who lack victims; i.e., fraudulent drug laws.

[BigGift1]

Poor convicts, I feel so bad for them! NOT!!!

Fuck Them!

If You Can't Do The Time, Don't Do The Crime!

[larnem]

How about we let them all out and send them over to your house.