The US prison system is purposely designed to be as violent, demeaning, and inhuman as possible. So you can argue that it works perfectly the way it was designe

The US prison system is purposely designed to be as violent, demeaning, and inhuman as possible. So you can argue that it works perfectly the way it was designed to work. The official theory is that it somehow will reduce crime. That hasn’t happened obviously. And yet the system continues. So obviously the real purpose of the US prison system is not to reduce crime. Other countries has for years shown how to effectively reduce crime without torturing people.