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The main problem is that most people in American society don't care what happens to prisoners. Don't be surprised if you employ these techniques only to discove
by sillysaurus3 9y ago
The main problem is that most people in American society don't care what happens to prisoners. Don't be surprised if you employ these techniques only to discover nobody lifts a finger.
That said, this would be a project I'd be interested in contributing to. If you set it up, shoot me an email.
- SomeStupidPoint 9y agoI'll be honest: I suspect that this is actually quite common and I have absolutely no idea how to fix it. But I suspect that much like homelessness, step 0 is gathering an accurate, systemic level picture so we can even understand what we're trying to fix. Targeted treatments and good intentions aren't working -- we need a system level mechanism. Ed: I replied to a cached copy; leaving in case anyone raises the same point.
- pas 9y agoLocal elections. Local police puts local folks into local jails. County jail is run by local people. So the question becomes, what is the gamut of these jails? Are there facilities that are run well, on time, safely, etc..? What separates them from these hellholes? What's the context? What's the difference between those counties?