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Maybe if you have "x-industrial complex" and democracy failing on dealing with it, rather than to give up on democracy it would be a good idea to reduce the "in
by elcapitan 10y ago
Maybe if you have "x-industrial complex" and democracy failing on dealing with it, rather than to give up on democracy it would be a good idea to reduce the "industrial" a bit? I haven't heard other countries have these democratic issues with prisons. At least here in Germany. Maybe the industrial aspect simply corrupts politicians and administrators. How would they make different, less corrupt decisions if they weren't even under some democratic control?
- taurath 10y agoA lot of countries especially if small deal with common values better than the US. Most US prisons are dealt with on the state level, with national players taking over states because frankly they can bring a lot more resources to bear. If prisons were dealt with on a national rather than local level it might be easier to get proper reform in.
- tremon 10y agoI had some trouble parsing your statement on the first reading, but I agree with what you wrote: reform is made more difficult because the regulators (states) are less powerful than the regulated, because the latter operate on a national level.