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> I'm hoping there's some broad reform coming for jails and prisons in the US. Doubtful. Prison reform isn't popular at all amongst voting blocs that matter to
by meddlepal 6y ago
> I'm hoping there's some broad reform coming for jails and prisons in the US.
Doubtful. Prison reform isn't popular at all amongst voting blocs that matter to politicians and it's a hard sell to the public tuned into a "safety first" and "lock 'em up and throw away the key" attitude.
- tyingq 6y agoI say I'm hopeful because there have been meaningful changes in bail reform and decriminalizing drug possession recently. Some attitudes do seem to be changing.
- spoonjim 6y agoI think suburban America broadly does not want psychopaths running around which is what burglars and drug dealers become when they spend 10 years in prison.
- kube-system 6y ago"then they don't deserve being released" -- suburban America