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Originally Posted by arista
More Land in the USA
Loads of Prisons
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We have issues with space as well, but Catch and Release is done at the jail level. Those people can be held for extended periods of time waiting for trial. We did tons of Catch and Release also during COVID. People had to have at least 6 citations before a bench warrant could be issued to keep the jails clear. There's LEO shortages across the country, so no one to pick people up... or keep them in...
Nobody wants to live next to a prison or a new power plant, even if they're desperately needed, so it's hard to get those needed facilities built. I can only imagine in a more densely populated area how much more difficult that would be. We finally got the dog shelter upgraded, which we did need as the population here (people) has exploded, but that's much easier to get public support for...