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Honest about what biases? My claim is it's unlikely that a prisoner will be a Georgetown law professor, which is a statistical fact. I had an uncle die in pris

Honest about what biases? My claim is it's unlikely that a prisoner will be a Georgetown law professor, which is a statistical fact. I had an uncle die in prison, I've known people that were in and out of prison. I don't judge them on that, but there's not an insignificant number that's not really capable of reform and ended up back in jail due to their own personal issues. Some of course, do change. I'd like a better society, too, but change is based in reality, and if reality is "biased", it's not gonna do you any good to ignore it.

mulmen 9y ago
We're talking past each other. I don't think anyone is making the claim that prisoners should be Georgetown law professors. The point here is that the story shows prisoners have a lot more potential than we give them credit for. If we considered the potential for redemption instead of fixating on why the person is wasted we could make the world better for everyone. The bias I am alluding to is the assumption that prisoners cannot be redeemed. The reality is that our criminal justice system does not do a good job of rehabilitating people because it is focused on punishment.