The Hamilton Spectator

Support local help agencies

Regarding “Detention doesn’t equal more safety,” I have never heard it said so well. I have worked with offenders and ex-offenders for 40 years and offenders come out of jail worse than they went in. They are traumatized by their experience, given no programs, their mental and physical problems exacerbated, homeless, jobless, virtually no support especially now that E-Fry and other support agencies are closing because they are not financially supported. Look at the Netherlands. It closed most of its jails by providing support programs to their offenders, treated them as people who needed help and provided help. Their exoffenders are working and paying taxes, not costing us $120,000 a year each. Support the agencies you still have in Hamilton if you want a safe society. JoAnn Carrothers, Hamilton

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