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I just do not understand why American prisons have to be so harsh on the prisoners. These people are already being punished by having their freedom taken away,

I just do not understand why American prisons have to be so harsh on the prisoners. These people are already being punished by having their freedom taken away, where's the sense in torturing them further?

bfuller 8y ago
The love of money. It's legal slavery and the market masters have always loved that
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- slouch 8y ago
  The cost of an inmate is greater than the cost of a student, per year. The industries in Pennsylvania's state prisons mostly supply the inmates with textiles and soap.
LambdaComplex 8y ago
Off the top of my head: 1. For whatever reason, a lot of Americans seem to have the mindset that once you've been convicted, you're basically less than human--you don't have any rights. You deserve to suffer, because you committed a crime. (Yes, I understand that being convicted does not actually mean you committed a crime. This fact is lost on the people I'm talking about). See also: people joking about men getting raped in prison, and saying that they deserve it. 2. Low recidivism rates are bad for for-profit prisons because then they get less money. And remember that, in America, money is speech, companies are people, and people have the right to free speech! To quote an article[0] that I just found through a quick Google search: "The two largest for-profit prison companies in the United States – GEO and Corrections Corporation of America – and their associates have funneled more than $10 million to candidates since 1989 and have spent nearly $25 million on lobbying efforts. Meanwhile, these private companies have seen their revenue and market share soar. They now rake in a combined $3.3 billion in annual revenue" 0. https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/04/28/how-for-profit-prisons-have-become-the-biggest-lobby-no-one-is-talking-about/?utm_term=.ea87c63caa64 https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/04/28/...
- masonic 8y ago
  for-profit prisons This is not a for-profit prison.
  - alphabettsy 8y ago
    Even our not-for-profit prisons have massive financial motivations. Contractors specializing in the industry specifically.
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happytoexplain 8y ago
In my experience as an American, a disturbingly large portion of society seems to be obsessed with revenge and the concept of "deserving to suffer".

bfuller 8y ago

The love of money. It's legal slavery and the market masters have always loved that

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slouch 8y ago
The cost of an inmate is greater than the cost of a student, per year. The industries in Pennsylvania's state prisons mostly supply the inmates with textiles and soap.

LambdaComplex 8y ago

Off the top of my head: 1. For whatever reason, a lot of Americans seem to have the mindset that once you've been convicted, you're basically less than human--you don't have any rights. You deserve to suffer, because you committed a crime. (Yes, I understand that being convicted does not actually mean you committed a crime. This fact is lost on the people I'm talking about). See also: people joking about men getting raped in prison, and saying that they deserve it. 2. Low recidivism rates are bad for for-profit prisons because then they get less money. And remember that, in America, money is speech, companies are people, and people have the right to free speech! To quote an article[0] that I just found through a quick Google search: "The two largest for-profit prison companies in the United States – GEO and Corrections Corporation of America – and their associates have funneled more than $10 million to candidates since 1989 and have spent nearly $25 million on lobbying efforts. Meanwhile, these private companies have seen their revenue and market share soar. They now rake in a combined $3.3 billion in annual revenue" 0. https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/04/28/how-for-profit-prisons-have-become-the-biggest-lobby-no-one-is-talking-about/?utm_term=.ea87c63caa64 https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/04/28/...

masonic 8y ago
for-profit prisons This is not a for-profit prison.
- alphabettsy 8y ago
  Even our not-for-profit prisons have massive financial motivations. Contractors specializing in the industry specifically.

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happytoexplain 8y ago

In my experience as an American, a disturbingly large portion of society seems to be obsessed with revenge and the concept of "deserving to suffer".