Prisons could have sanitary / safe conditions
Psychiatric / addiction care for homelessness could be coordinated by the state rather than county
Parents could be able to get residential treatment for mentally troubled / violent children before crimes are committed
Prisoners could or could not have cell phones / tablets with restrictions
Prisons could have language translators
Gang involvement could be confronted inside prisons
Nonviolent offenders could be separated from violent offenders in smaller prisons to prevent prison gang recruitment / increased crime
Medication-assisted treatment could be more available for opioid addiction
The Back on Track program could be used with nonviolent offenders instead of prison
Prisoners could receive trauma-informed therapy
Prisoners could be able to defend themselves in courts
Released prisoners could go to homestays
U.S. citizen payments to government could be easier to pay and less punitive
Prisons and domestic violence / homeless shelters could have pets from animal shelters
Parents and children could be kept together, adequate beds/living facilities/healthcare could be available, and processing could be quicker in U.S. immigrant detention facilities
Involuntary sterilization could not happen in prisons
Prison guards could be coaches / mentors
Pedophiles could get therapy and psychiatric / hormonal drugs
Minor crime arrests, racial and religious profiling, stop and frisk, police quotas, fines, and seizure of property could create community distrust and resentment of police
Rehabilitation programs could be used instead of or in jail
Fines, violations, license suspensions, and increasing debts could not negatively impact the poor
Marijuana and other drug charges could be dropped or changed
District Attorneys, prosecutors, and judges could reform the U.S. criminal justice system
Dyslexia could be screened for in kindergarten and prisons
Vulnerable prison inmates could be housed in separate areas
Plea bargains could reformed or not used
Participatory defense could involve families and communities in criminal trials
The U.S. could take additional steps to lower prison populations, cost, and excessive punishment
Prisoners could be able to share conditions of jails and treatment
Restorative justice could be used to help both perpetrators and victims
U.S. prisoners could receive better / less negligent healthcare
More U.S. prisoners could be eligible for parole
Prison, inner city, nursing home, and hospital residents could have access to nature
Drugs could be decriminalized with available treatment options
Prisoners could have access to Pell Grants
Prisons could have newspapers
Prisoners could have access to book, magazines, and newspapers
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
Cash bail / waiting times in jail for non-violent, pretrial defendants could improve
Prisons could be rehabilitative
Prisons could have regulated temperatures
Prisoners could not have to pay to stay in jail depending on their income level
Community accompaniment programs or electronic monitoring could be used instead of immigration detention centers
Mandatory minimum and three strike sentencing laws could be reformed for nonviolent offenses
Prison labor could be paid more, have labor protections, and prepare people for employment after release
Juvenile detention could be improved to rehabilitate
Public defender offices could be fully funded
Prisons could have dog training programs
Prisoners could receive education and job training before release
Judges could limit pretrial detention to defendants whom pose a danger or could be flight risks
Child support orders could be based on current income and assist with job placement/retention
Solitary confinement in prisons could be limited / abolished
Private prisons could be banned, limited, have increased oversight / incentives to keep people out of prison, and/or turn into nonprofit
Community-based alternatives to prison could be used to lower recidivism rates and prison populations
