Positive “C’s”, Negative C’s
I’ve decided that the issue indicated in my lead caption deserves some repetition. If even in my own style and manner hereunder.
Since the Legal Affairs Ministry formally and publicly “launched” its “Support for the Criminal Justice System” – highlighting some reforms intended to, ultimately, reduce our prison population significantly, issues of overcrowding in our inadequate jails and sentencing for marijuana possession have attracted lots of passing commentary.
That burgeoning awareness is laudable. Especially because citizens, though feeling vulnerable, insecure and scared at this time, could still find time to contemplate the laws extant upon which magistrates sentence offenders; convictions; penalties and all the consequences. This is to be welcomed. That is why I’ll now provide some additional context and other related considerations, besides prison overcrowding and marijuana.
