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And prisons don’t? I would argue the modern American prison system has stepped into the role of the old asylum system and done an arguably worse job.
by riahi 8y ago
And prisons don’t? I would argue the modern American prison system has stepped into the role of the old asylum system and done an arguably worse job.
- tetraca 8y agoThat the American prison system is worse at the job doesn't really excuse the behavior of the old asylum system. We shouldn't fall into the same traps. There needs to be significant reform of both. What mechanisms and techniques need to be in place, however, I am not in any way qualified to say.
- mrguyorama 8y agoSo let's shut it down too then. Maybe when we have literally nothing left, America can finally realize that people committing crimes need help, not vindictive punishment. But this is the same America that regularly jokes about men getting raped in prison, and gleefully discuss how convicted pedophiles will likely die if they end up in general population