That is what's at the core of this case. |
We're essentially seeing people forced into refugee status. The experts say the major thing in preventing recidivism is to allow offenders to rebuild their lives, put down roots. But because of feel-good, poorly-thought-out, knee-jerk reactions by politicians, the effect is to increase recidivism. |
We've spent a great deal of public and private energy demonizing these types of offenders. |