> In addition if you're a politician you're not going to win votes by campaigning for better conditions in prisons, now matter how you spin it. This is the roo

> In addition if you're a politician you're not going to win votes by campaigning for better conditions in prisons, now matter how you spin it. This is the root cause, and the political/policy effects are a symptom. There are places where this kind of treatment would be considered a scandal, but American culture doesn't agree.