Knowledge: USA doesn't need more prisons

 

  USA doesn't need more prisons

Yet the Fascist Budget Bill would increase prisons a LOT.

Mass incarceration:

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/global/2024.html 

These graphics are cringe-worth on many levels.

AI summary of budget Bill's proposals

A recent budget bill includes significant increases in spending for correctional facilities and personnel, with a focus on expanding detention capacity and enforcement. Specifically, a House reconciliation bill allocates billions to ICE for hiring new agents and increasing detention space, potentially dwarfing the budget of the entire federal prison system. 

Here's a more detailed breakdown:

• Increased ICE Detention Capacity:

  The House reconciliation bill allocates a substantial amount of funding to increase immigration detention centers, including family detention facilities, and to hire additional ICE officers. 
• Federal Prison Expansion:

  A separate initiative aims to create 20,000 new prison places through building new wings, refurbishing existing space, and potentially overhauling the prison regime. 
• Wisconsin Corrections Spending:

  The Wisconsin Joint Finance Committee approved a budget proposal that includes an increase of $62.9 million in state spending for the Department of Corrections in 2025-26, with $73.8 million for 2026-27. 
• New Staff Positions:

  The Wisconsin budget also allocates 18 new staff positions within the Department of Corrections, with anticipated start dates in October. 
• Concerns about Accountability and Reform:

  While some states are pursuing prison reform measures, such as expanded oversight and studies on deaths in custody, there are concerns about whether these measures will be effective in addressing systemic issues like inadequate mental health care and safety concerns. 
• Funding for ICE Enforcement:

  The budget reconciliation bill also includes funding for increased prosecutions of immigration-related offenses and expanded federal detention space.