Could we tie that back to the issue of actually making our community safer?
As you said, inmates are going to be coming out of the system and back into our communities. An overburdened system is already facing the strains of trying to act as a hospital, of not having programs and services available to help inmates deal with addiction issues or mental health issues, and of not being able to give them the assistance they need to ensure that when they are coming back into society, they're ready to contribute as opposed to reoffend. Is it not true that by not making these investments and just dumping more and more people into the system without the solutions to rehabilitate them, we're actually making our communities less safe and increasing the likelihood of recidivism? In fact, we're probably seeing an increased rate of victimization when these individuals come out.