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I think that it is on the interest of society the inmates are allowed to access things that keep their mental health. Being imprisoned is already punishment eno
by elzbardico 4y ago
I think that it is on the interest of society the inmates are allowed to access things that keep their mental health. Being imprisoned is already punishment enough, isolating them completely from society, relatives and friends is akin to torture, and will surely backfire.
- JohnFen 4y agoIndeed. Some of this ties into the debate over the purpose of prison (is it to punish or rehabilitate?), but no matter where you fall in that argument, there is one absolute truth: The vast majority of these people will eventually be released. Even ignoring important issues like ethics, I think it's clearly in society's best interest that they are as healthy as possible when they get out.
- kwhitefoot 4y agoIt is to punish. But the punishment is supposed to be the removal of liberty, nothing else.
- Xylakant 4y agoIf you accept that sooner or later, most people in prison will be released, then a major part of the prisons mission must be rehabilitation, aside from restoration of justice through punishment. Because if it’s not, then people that are sent to prison will not improve and society will loose - both by removing a potentially productive member of society and by paying for the imprisonment.