Justice
Why Kwame Kilpatrick Should Not Serve 28 Years in Prison
It's a waste of space and money to imprison the former Detroit mayor for that long when he's unlikely to commit his crimes again.
On Thursday afternoon, former two-term Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced to 28 years in federal prison for a slew of corruption charges, including helping a friend illegally obtain $70 million in city contracts and using "over $840,000 cash, derived from the extortion/bribery/fraud conspiracy" for personal expenses.
There's no question Kilpatrick broke the law, disgraced his office, and screwed over Detroit. But locking him up for 28 years is a ludicrous solution.