http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/03/03/when-it-comes-to-imprisoning-their-citizens-dictators-have-nothing-on-nc/ The Progressive Pulse is a blog about the issues, debates, and people that affect North Carolina public policy. As with the organization that sponsors it, NC Policy Watch, its ultimate objective is to improve the quality of life in the state, in this case by promoting the development of an informed, energetic and progressive online community. The Progressive Pulse welcomes the contributions of interested people of all points of view provided they are of a reasonable length, have some relevance to issues of North Carolina public policy and abide by the common rules of online etiquette (i.e., please avoid inappropriate language and show a measure of respect for others --even the John Locke Foundation). To post a comment, simply click the comment line then provide your name and email. Your email address will not be collected or shared. If you would like to be contributing writer, please send your post to info@ncpolicywatch.com with 'blog' in the subject line. If the post meets with our criteria (has a progressive perspective and is relative to our state), we will publish it. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 01:51:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/03/03/when-it-comes-to-imprisoning-their-citizens-dictators-have-nothing-on-nc/comment-page-1/#comment-32058 IBXer Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:44:43 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=3920#comment-32058 Ever stop to think that some of those countries have lower incarceration rates because people the governments deem undesirable simply vanish from their homes in the middle of the night? Ever stop to think that some of those countries have lower incarceration rates because people the governments deem undesirable simply vanish from their homes in the middle of the night?

]]> http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/03/03/when-it-comes-to-imprisoning-their-citizens-dictators-have-nothing-on-nc/comment-page-1/#comment-32045 Chris Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:02:34 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=3920#comment-32045 Prison is the social safety net in America. We'd rather lock'em up than provide decent-paying jobs, health care, and education during the formative years. Prison is the social safety net in America. We’d rather lock’em up than provide decent-paying jobs, health care, and education during the formative years.

]]> http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/2009/03/03/when-it-comes-to-imprisoning-their-citizens-dictators-have-nothing-on-nc/comment-page-1/#comment-32041 Dewey Wed, 04 Mar 2009 14:33:43 +0000 http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/?p=3920#comment-32041 Do we have more inmates than must countries because we have more people committing violent crime? If NC had as many prison beds as other Southern states per 100,000 would Eve Carson be alive today? And is it true that NC spends twice as much to house inmates as SC? Do we have more inmates than must countries because we have more people committing violent crime? If NC had as many prison beds as other Southern states per 100,000 would Eve Carson be alive today? And is it true that NC spends twice as much to house inmates as SC?

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