Do we really need a new jail??? What are we doing for the inmates we have to insure that when they are released they will not return. Are we educating them?? Training them for a job? Giving them the mental health and social services they need?  Helping them kick their addictions?  Treating them as human beings who can rejoin society? Feeding them food that will nourish their bodies and their minds instead of just filling their stomachs? There are countries in the world that have managed to NOT have a prison population through proper rehabilitation and support instead of just locking up everyone who is homeless or mentally ill or who steals bc he cannot find a job and wants to feed his family. These are social issues that must be addressed first. So let's give them the help they need instead of locking them up and forever stigmatizing them as a criminal. Look to see how other countries have accomplished this--then let's talk about the need for another jail.