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Couldn't agree more but I don't think it has to do with capitalism, but economics. Regardless of the system in place, if there is a high enough demand for a pro

by bko 11y ago

Couldn't agree more but I don't think it has to do with capitalism, but economics. Regardless of the system in place, if there is a high enough demand for a product, as there is drugs, there will be a supply. An interesting example is how drug use is actually rampant in US prisons, some of the most controlled environments in the country. No ones idea of a free market capitalism, but somehow drugs are still very accessible. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jan/27/drugs-inside-prison-walls/?page=all http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jan/27/drugs-inside...

oxide 11y ago
the one I know for sure about involved visitation. wives and girlfriends are asked to smuggle something in for a significant other inside of themselves. a toilet trip later it gets removed and passed off, and voila. even a small amount can curry quite a bit of favor and of course cash. because of the risk involved, the price is well marked up. seems like the guards would have to be on the take, though, because I'm not sure how the inmate is supposed to get it from the visitation room back to his cell. I'm sure they have something figured out, anyone who can light a cigarette with an outlet is bound to be a crafty cat.
- LoSboccacc 11y ago
  my guess is that guards turn a half blind eye, something to do with being more easier to control a prison where inmates are allowed some degree of freedom and self organizing. I'll research this later, it's an interesting subject. some interesting stuff that came up while looking trough research material: http://www.garysturt.free-online.co.uk/zimbardo.htm http://www.garysturt.free-online.co.uk/zimbardo.htm simulated prison experiment going downhilll this one is about cigarettes and seem to support the point: http://tpj.sagepub.com/content/81/2/142.short http://tpj.sagepub.com/content/81/2/142.short "This study describes how bans can transform largely benign cigarette “gray markets,” where cigarettes are used as a currency, into more problematic black markets, where cigarettes are a highly priced commodity."

by bko 11y ago

oxide 11y ago

the one I know for sure about involved visitation. wives and girlfriends are asked to smuggle something in for a significant other inside of themselves. a toilet trip later it gets removed and passed off, and voila. even a small amount can curry quite a bit of favor and of course cash. because of the risk involved, the price is well marked up. seems like the guards would have to be on the take, though, because I'm not sure how the inmate is supposed to get it from the visitation room back to his cell. I'm sure they have something figured out, anyone who can light a cigarette with an outlet is bound to be a crafty cat.

LoSboccacc 11y ago
my guess is that guards turn a half blind eye, something to do with being more easier to control a prison where inmates are allowed some degree of freedom and self organizing. I'll research this later, it's an interesting subject. some interesting stuff that came up while looking trough research material: http://www.garysturt.free-online.co.uk/zimbardo.htm http://www.garysturt.free-online.co.uk/zimbardo.htm simulated prison experiment going downhilll this one is about cigarettes and seem to support the point: http://tpj.sagepub.com/content/81/2/142.short http://tpj.sagepub.com/content/81/2/142.short "This study describes how bans can transform largely benign cigarette “gray markets,” where cigarettes are used as a currency, into more problematic black markets, where cigarettes are a highly priced commodity."