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I think the biggest problem prisons have is that you collect large groups of criminals and let them hang out together. It breeds an even more concentrated form
by remote_phone 4y ago
I think the biggest problem prisons have is that you collect large groups of criminals and let them hang out together. It breeds an even more concentrated form of criminal. Often times minor criminals need to join racist gangs just to survive which Is inhumane.
I think they should all be separated from each other. They should be put in single cells, and given access to as much education as they want, and just basically put on time out for weeks, months, years. Let them chat with their families and understand the hurt they did. Let them meditate on what they want to do with Their lives after. But keep them separated. It makes things safer for guards as well, lowering the tension.
What we are doing now is useless, inhumane, and counterproductive.
- lazyasciiart 4y agoSolitary confinement is literally inhumane and drives people to suicide. This is one of the only realistic suggestions I can imagine that would make the US prison system worse.
- RickWolter 4y agojust want to add that you are correct imo. confinement was overall the very worst experience of my 18 years in prison.
- sgt 4y agoI can imagine that is true. I think OP has some rationale, but he/she has done very little second order thinking of the consequences of such isolation. It's very easy to make such harsh armchair statements on the Internet, but I think more reflection is needed.
- remote_phone 4y agoAs I explained above I didn’t mean solitary confinement. I meant simply not mixing with other prisoners. They should be able to see counselors, educators, visitors, etc.
- remote_phone 4y agoI didn’t mean solitary confinement. The prisoners can interact with other people during their sentence, just not with others prisoners.