I'm not saying that your point isn't valid DB Cooper, I'm just arguing the point that if these services/programs did not exist entirely then the criminal and recidivism rates would inevitably double, costing both public safety and even MORE public tax dollars to house Offenders in nothing more than Cages...cages which would provide zero opportunity to benefit themselves or offer a better way of living. It costs 51,000 dollars a year just to provide board/food for a inmate In Alaska...I'd gladly pay my portion of taxes necessary to provide resources that attempt to correct criminal thinking/behavior rather then continue to watch our communities shoulder the tax burden just to feed and house them in a cage.