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What is the basic reason for most people who go to prison?



    




Country Girl for Life
Drugs...basically. Most criminals are drug addicts and have either committed felony thefts to get money to buy drugs or were arrested for drug offenses.


teran_realtor
Brought up in a fatherless home.


Curious George
They commit crimes and are found guilty in a court of law.


mary texas
alcohol and drugs are behind almost every crime


volleyballchick
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They break the law, and are sentenced to prison.


Footprints in the Sand VT
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The "basic" reason is that they broke the law!


Joe J
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Selfishness.


*****
Obviously, for commiting crime.


AlanMM
Are you f'en serious?


jwurm99
Felony offenses. Prison is different then jail. You must be sentenced for more then a year and a day to go to prison.


Mr. PhD
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for committing and being convicted of a felonious offense.


Soccer1620
Drug related crimes


BigBossmansLady
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Because they are A**holes


sideways
They broke the law. Had bad attorneys. Lost the battle with the courts. Fought the law and the law won.


mrimprovize59@verizon.net
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They got caught!


Mariposa
Breaking the law.


MUD
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My nephew is a prison guard and he says the one thing the prisomers have in common is their stupidity. After all they got caught.





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