According to whatever AI comes up when you ask the question, “In the United States, about 68% of released prisoners are arrested again within three years, and this rate increases to over 80% for those with juvenile records.” So logically, if you can keep those 68 per cent in prison, the crime rate will go down. That seems to be the plan of the Trump administration.

On Thursday, Just the News reported:

The FBI on Thursday announced that its efforts to crack down on violent crime nationwide had yielded more than 8,600 arrests over the span of three months, and the seizure of over 2,200 guns.

The bureau conducted “Operation Summer Heat” from June 24 through September 20, which featured teams from all 55 FBI field offices and other law enforcement partners. The initiative cracked down on violent crime in major U.S. cities. 

FBI Director Kash Patel said the operation netted 8,629 arrests,  and the seizure of 2,281 guns and 44,559 kilograms of cocaine. It also took 421 kilograms of fentanyl off the streets.

“We are not messing around,” Patel said in a statement. “Our number one mission is crushing violent crime. If you hurt a child, we’re coming for you. If you jack a car, we’re coming for you. If you’re polluting our neighborhoods with deadly drugs, we’re coming for you.”

The FBI said that of the 8,629 arrests, 6,500 fell under the FBI’s Violent Crime and Gang program. The bureau and its partners also rescued over 1,000 children and 10 field offices arrested over 30 fugitives that were wanted for murder. 

We need a place to put these people where they are not a threat to society. Prison needs to be a place where you don’t want to go. Our current prisons with weight rooms, libraries, televisions, and other amenities are not doing the job. We need prisons where prisoners work eight hours a day and go back to their cells too tired to create problems. Prison needs not to be a comfortable (but lawless) place where all of your needs are provided for.