[sokoloff]

> I understand the desire for revenge, but prisons should be safe, secure and inmates should come out of there as people you'd be happy to have as a neighbor.

All else being equal, I’d always prefer a non-ex-con over an ex-con as a neighbor. I doubt I’m alone in this.

[Fjolsvith]

At least you know where you stand with someone who's been caught before. Every ex-con starts out as a non-ex-con.