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Originally Posted by Pyramid*

Criminals are the ones in need of the most help. I find such a comment hard to believe - and poor old 70 year old OAPs , getting beaten black and blue, face smashed in whilst they lay sleeping peacefully in the 'safety' of her own home - gets a few thousand bucks and not much else other than living the rest of her years in utter fear.

If a criminal goes to jail, is released while living in terrible conditions and without prospects of a career or opportunities, they have a good chance of doing the same thing and making more people into victims. You think I'm saying that we should have more sympathy for a criminal than a victim, but what I'm actually saying is that the criminal needs the most help - they are the one who has committed the crime and they are the one who is likely to do the same thing again when they are released.

Originally Posted by Pyramid*

What was the name of this prison that run this special program? You said it was near you? If it was on the news etc, it should be easy enough to look up (not you, I mean anyone who may be interested).

After a quick search it appears Boston College funded the program in Norfolk, Bay State, and Framingham prisons.

EDIT: Here's a link if you're interested

Originally Posted by Pyramid*

You will find that there are millions of victims to deal with also.

I'd say they took priority - the victims.

What has society become when the sympathy lies not for victims, but for criminals.

No wonder the world is going to hell.

It's not as much sympathy for the criminals, but preventing criminals from making even more people into victims.