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A Humane Choice; Prison reform.

Incarceration has long often been a sore spot for Gaduridos. While rates aren't certainly high, those who are incarcerated often end up worse off than they were before. Now that's not to say that criminals shouldn't be punished. But what line is there before it crossed from punishment to inhumane? It seems the Montenegro Administration has asked itself that question too, and looked to change things up. Particularly focusing on modernizing prison infrastructure to make sure current facilities aren't overcrowded, are in quality shape and are kept to high standards. Alongside this, a new policy of rehabilitation will be enacted. Creating productive citizens out of those who slipped through the cracks, this will see efforts at reforming those incarcerated into productive citizens and ensure that future incarceration is prevented.

However, this effort has found itself not without tri-partisan support as Reform has vocally been against it, finding support from the fringe National Party and even a few Radicals and Hosian Democrats have opposed it. Arguing that this won't change anything and will just encourage crimes for easy support, Reform has almost unanimously been opposed to it, preferring to keep prison as punitive. The National Party on the other hand, has only put itself into controversy. Due to being on thin ice due to being the unofficial successor to the National Front, the National Party's "Free Soil" wing has drenched in controversy over supporting strong punitive efforts and even private prisons. While the National Party is relegated to the fringe, it still casts a shadow over anything right of Reform. 

Irregardless, while these efforts may be expensive, the goal is to ensure a sustainable solution, in which citizens that may have fallen through the cracks aren't punished, but given help in bettering themselves. If successful, incarcerated Gaduri will find themselves with the tools and support to reintegrate into society and thrive. Those who find themselves in dire need of aid, especially along the lines of mental illness being used to excuse a crime will also be given the appropriate care they need.
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