Tech bootcamps / law school / entrepreneurship / entry-level jobs could be offered to ex-prisoners
Prisons could have sanitary / safe conditions
Prison sentences could not be capped for those dangerous to society
Prisons could have running programs
Violent suspects / repeat offenders could not be released easily from jail
Prison rehabilitation programs could reduce violence / crime
Nonviolent offenders could be separated from violent offenders in smaller prisons to prevent prison gang recruitment / increased crime
Background checks could prevent housing for formerly incarcerated people
The "right to be forgotten" could be possible online
The Back on Track program could be used with nonviolent offenders instead of prison
Prisoners could receive trauma-informed therapy
Released prisoners could go to homestays
Prisons and domestic violence / homeless shelters could have pets from animal shelters
Prison guards could be coaches / mentors
Prisoners could less expensively / more easily communicate with family
Volunteer prison firefighters could become firefighters after release
Prisoners could have access to a liberal arts education
Prisons could have art, drama, and music
Rehabilitation programs could be used instead of or in jail
Prisoners could learn to code and/or other technology skills
Undocumented immigrants, foster children, homeless, and other vulnerable people could have municipal ID cards
A 12-month program with paid work and housing could help ex-offenders, the homeless, and/or drug addicts
Prison release halfway houses could be redesigned, better managed, and/or not used
Prisoners could receive housing vouchers, food vouchers and/or a basic income upon release to reduce recidivism
More U.S. prisoners could be eligible for parole
Counseling circles could be used in prisons
Prisons could have newspapers
Prisoners could have access to book, magazines, and newspapers
Mentorship could act as an extended family
Mentorship programs could help at-risk youth, drug addicts, homeless, ex-offenders, potential terrorists, immigrants, refugees, new employees, and students
Juveniles could not be tried, sentenced, and incarcerated as adults
U.S. child support could depend on a current income or be by providing child care
Prisons could be rehabilitative
Prisoners could not have to pay to stay in jail depending on their income level
Prison labor could be paid more, have labor protections, and prepare people for employment after release
Prisons could have dog training programs
Prisoners could receive education and job training before release
Solitary confinement in prisons could be limited / abolished
Citizens could receive a basic / guaranteed income (with restrictions or on a EBT card)
Temporary, paid jobs to ex-offenders in peer groups could reduce recidivism
Employment applications could not ask about criminal history to reduce recidivism
Nonviolent ex-offenders could have their records expunged under certain conditions
