Publish-10b – Wi-Phi

2. Although Sharon isn’t a retributivist, she believes that criminal offenders are liable to harm, so it’s justified for them to face collateral consequences of their incarceration after being released. Which of the following statements best captures her reasoning about collateral consequences?

People who engage in criminal activity undermine their moral worth and deserve to face collateral consequences even after being released from prison.

Collateral consequences are barriers to successful reintegration and a leading cause of social problems that affect the offenders, their families, and their communities. For the good of society, we must eliminate collateral consequences.

Offenders who have finished serving their official prison sentence have fully paid their debt to society and deserve to be returned to full moral status—and this includes not subjecting them to collateral consequences.

It’s unfortunate that offenders face collateral consequences, and we should try to limit their impact; but given that the return of offenders into society creates risks and burdens, it’s only fair that these burdens fall on the offenders themselves rather than on law-abiding citizens.

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