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Is going to jail for shoplifting too harsh?

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Jail is a bit harsh for a teenager caught stealing, no matter what the value of the item(s). Stealing an item worth $5 is just as much of a crime as stealing a $100 item. Since shoplifting is a crime not only against the store, but causes higher prices for the rest of society because the stores have about 10% of the price of products built into the price of all products to cover their losses for stolen property. read more

A few months later Jackson was convicted of shoplifting and sent to Angola prison in Louisiana. That was 16 years ago. Today he is still incarcerated in Angola, and will stay there for the rest of his natural life having been condemned to die in jail. All for the theft of a jacket, worth $159. read more

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