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Archive for June, 2009

As our jails and prison populations increase we are finding that we have to let more people out sooner, as we cannot afford to house them all. Unfortunately, this increases crime because our recidivism rates are so high already and if we keep allowing people to get out of jail too quickly, then eventually that deterrent will no longer work for us to keep crime down, as there will be no real punishment.:- This is indeed exactly what is happening in many of our nation’s largest cities.Worse, in California, they must cut down the prison population or the state will go bankrupt, well it kind of already is, but somehow they keep floating worthless bonds, borrowing more money, and deferring debt to subsequent future years, and yes, like the Federal Government future generations.

A conspiracy is an agreement between two or more individuals to break the law at some point in the not so distant future. In some jurisdictions, it is required that the parties who have formed the agreement have done some overt act in furtherance of their agreement. While many conspiracies are small, there is no limit on the number of individuals who can be charged with participating in the conspiracy.The United States :-has adopted a rule on conspiracy that is somewhat broad. Here, a conspiracy is an agreement of two or more people to commit a crime or to accomplish a legal end through illegal actions. As an example of committing a crime to accomplish a legal end, agreeing to hold up a liquor store in an effort to take funds to give to a charity does not make holding up a liquor store legal, despite the fact that giving money to charity is not only legal but encouraged.