Male criminals are evil, female criminals are merely misguided (poor darlings!)

[financeguy]

Bacik calls for prison alternatives for minor offences | BreakingNews.ie

“Women are a particularly vulnerable prison population and there is a strong case for abolishing prisons for them and replacing them with small custodial units for just a small number of people who have committed crimes of violence,” Senator Bacik said, in advance of her address.'

[deep]

This is "old school" thinking. (Senator Bacik is not that old)

Is it always wrong?

[Purplereign]

Is there any more info on what these minor offences are?

[indra]

Seems to me that prison is overkill for most people -- female or male -- who commit minor, non-violent offenses.

[Harry Vest]

Originally Posted by indra

Seems to me that prison is overkill for most people -- female or male -- who commit minor, non-violent offenses.

Especially in the United States...locking people up for smoking pot...geeeez.