This may sound like a wild idea, but the discipline of military service is exactly what many convicted felons need. If we did this it would alleviate the over crowded situation of our prisons and give convicts a way they could repay people for their crimes.

Stacking more and more prisoners behind walls, barbed wire and fences is not going to help. In prison criminals learn how to be better criminals. If we shipped them off to protect America and fight terrorism they would learn the value of freedom and not be so eager to commit crimes upon their return.

It is futile to let so many people waste away their lives in prisons when we could put them in uniform, give them guns and send them to fight for America. I bet if this were done on a volunteer basis thousands upon thousands of prisoners would volunteer. In return they could get their sentences reduced and/or receive a pardon.

This would be a great incentive to prisoners to improve their lives. It would be an opportunity for criminals to give something back to society. I guarantee you if this were done it would have such a good result that we would not have to spend one red cent in additional tax payer dollars to upgrade Alabama prisons, because they would soon be empty!

Let's stop pouring millions and millions of dollars into this or that state sponsored prison system to satisfy moronic judicial rulings written by justices who have no imagination or creativity. Instead let's reform our criminal justice system, making soldiers and good citizens out of convicts.

Sincerely,
Terry Lynch
Date: 2 Jan., 2003

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