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Prison exist for two things: a) Punishment b)Rehabilitation. If it existed solely because a) then all sentences would be permanent. Personally I'd like to see
by Ygg2 14y ago
Prison exist for two things: a) Punishment b)Rehabilitation. If it existed solely because a) then all sentences would be permanent.
Personally I'd like to see end of prisons, at least for many minor offenses.
- Nux 14y agoRe point "a", it doesn't make that much sense. Why would they be permanent? It should be permanent for very serious offences (murder etc). For minor offences I agree there shouldn't be a case of imprisonment. I'd send those people to do some community work and maybe learn something good from it.
- Ygg2 14y agoBecause if you don't want to rehabilitate them (i.e. acclimate them to world outside bars), what's the point of releasing them back?
- outworlder 14y agoActually, I'd say there's only one reason for the existence of prisons: confinement. As in, removing someone who could otherwise present a physical threat to others. Prisons might be a deterrent, but locking up people who never caused physical harm to others is insane. Those should be alternate sentences.