For most Americans, at this point at least, the choice is clear. That's why Mr. Clinton stays high in public opinion polls. Boot camp isn't the answer to prison problems in Delaware. At first it seemed as if boot camp wouldn't even get started because the General Assembly drew the profile of potential participants too narrow. The boot camp is a no-nonsense, military style approach to incarceration.
Participants work hard and live under strict discipline.
But they also get substance abuse treatment and educational opportunities. Less than 5 percent of general prisoners do that. The numbers remain small. Only 55 percent of the 212 cadets who entered boot camp have graduated. Some could take the regimen, others were tossed out.