Idahoans Provide Cost-Saving Tips

The other most common idea on the list is to alter how Idaho treats convicted criminals, but among those calling for changes, there is no one-size-fits-all answer.  Many respondents felt the state should do more to assess the needs of convicted persons and determine if long-term incarceration is the best solution.  Others favored quick, yet effective, jail terms, supplemented by rehab and state supervision, which costs much less than incarceration. Those in favor of supervision generally also supported allowing low-level and non-violent offenders, such as someone jailed for simple marijuana possession, to be released from prison and put on the same system/ Dustin Hurst , Idaho Reporter. More here .

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Question: Does Idaho put too many people in jail and/or prison?