All governments spend sizeable amounts of taxpayer’s money for keeping the trialed and under trials in jails. But majority of these convicts are productive if they are allowed to be so.

So it is argued that spending too much on jails is against tax payers’ will and
languishing productive human resource in jails is against the will of the State.

• How far are you going to endorse these two arguements?

Managing prisoners involves a lot of money. This is mostly spent for community welfare. However, it is a fact that many of these imprisoned are productive. So spending too much on these jailed and wasting their productivity is not fair. That is what I feel.

Criminal justice system, no doubt, comes with a price. Naturally, the State has to spend from the taxpayers’ pocket. However, there are ways to cut down on this expenditure. I think putting prisoners in huge confinements without looking into the nature of their crimes is not a good idea. Basically, man is prone to change, and prisoners may be able to change for good, if given a chance. So such people can be allowed to contribute either for themselves or for the community. Is not mindless spending on jails unfair? It is.

Coming to the second argument, being a criminal or having got punished is not the end of the world for many. If we look at jail records, we can see that there are hundreds who are extremely productive and willing to change. But simply ignoring these potentials is nothing but a move against the will of the State. It may be noted here that human resource is the greatest of resources, and letting such a resource languish in jails does not speak well of any State.

Looking at both the arguments, what I feel is that there should be measures to cut down on spending on jails, and there needs a system to make use of the exploits of potential prisoners. This will satisfy both the interests: the taxpayers’ and the State’s.

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