Honestly, this is what happens when you ignore criminal justice reform for decades—now the system is bursting at the seams

Releasing people early for good behavior, even serious offenders, shouldn't be controversial if we believe in rehabilitation over endless punishment. The real scandal is how successive governments have underfunded alternatives to incarceration and ignored root causes like poverty and mental health. Maybe now we'll finally have a conversation about building a justice system that actually works for society, instead of just locking people up forever.