I mean that he appears to believe society gains net utility from keeping each individual prisoner in jail, versus releasing them, but also keeping all the prisoners in jail as a group, versus releasing them all. I’m choosing not to distinguish between the admittedly separate effects of one person being released versus an entire organized/self-organized group being released together.
I’m just saying that I think there are many obvious cases in which we could release prisoners at a net gain to society.
I mean that he appears to believe society gains net utility from keeping each individual prisoner in jail, versus releasing them, but also keeping all the prisoners in jail as a group, versus releasing them all. I’m choosing not to distinguish between the admittedly separate effects of one person being released versus an entire organized/self-organized group being released together.
I’m just saying that I think there are many obvious cases in which we could release prisoners at a net gain to society.