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[–] 6 points 2 hours ago*

I really just goes to the "Is prison a punishment, a rehabilitation system, or a deterrence". If someone isn't rehabilitated after 10 years, then they also won't be after 20 (IMO). And there are lots of studies that show lengthy sentences don't really function as a deterrence due to human brains poorly conceptualizing 5 vs 10 vs 15 vs 20 years. At some point it's just "A long time in jail" and advocating for 10 vs 20 years doesn't benefit the deterrence aspect. Also, your average violent criminal isn't thinking "Well I WOULD rape her if it was only 5 years, but since it will be 10, I won't"

So then it's just about punishment. And 10 years in jail is a very very intense punishment. Forced to choose, I would take a LOT of other punishments to not have to spend the next 10 years in jail which, for what it's worth, often leads to rape from others in the prison.

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