>Because prisons don't have a clear role, they end up being a weird and ineffective mix that achieves virtually nothing. I think the role of prisons is really

>Because prisons don't have a clear role, they end up being a weird and ineffective mix that achieves virtually nothing. I think the role of prisons is really clear, we just have a common social lie we tell ourselves because the truth is really ugly. The prison system exists to provide slave labor to those willing to use it and as a tool to hurt marginalized communities.