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If it were sold at the commissary for $5, it'd be easier for inmates to afford (and keep in mind, as the article states, that inmates can only spend $320 a mont
by GuiA 13y ago
If it were sold at the commissary for $5, it'd be easier for inmates to afford (and keep in mind, as the article states, that inmates can only spend $320 a month on commissary goods).
The goal of the prison system is to make prisoners as miserable as possible by our current societal standards (I strongly believe that 500 years from now, our present prison system will seem as barbaric as public place executions seem to us now), not to make sure they can have a pleasant time.
- jrockway 13y agoTo me, the current system seems as barbaric as public executions. I don't need to wait 500 years for that.
- thaumasiotes 13y agoSo, we could switch back to public executions without offending you any more than the current system does?
- jrockway 13y agoI mean, we still have the death penalty, so yeah.
- aaronem 13y ago> To me, the current system seems as barbaric as public executions. I don't ordinarily downvote for content, but you've achieved a rare pitch of absurdity and I feel that should be recognized.
- baddox 13y agoThen why not make it 40, or 50, or 60 dollars?
- GuiA 13y agoApparently commissaries regularly raise prices on the inmates, so it may reach that price in the future.
- ansible 13y agoI strongly believe that 500 years from now, our present prison system will seem as barbaric as public place executions seem to us now. How about this year instead. There are countries that have an emphasis on rehabilitation, which reduces overall crime: http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/feb/25/norwegian-prison-inmates-treated-like-people http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/feb/25/norwegian-pri...
- GuiA 13y agoI completely agree, and I strongly believe that prisons are unethical and inhumane. In this case, I was referring to the general public perception- I wonder what percentage of Americans would agree with "the prison system is unethical". Thanks for your link! A related book: "The Case Against Punishment" http://www.amazon.com/The-Case-Against-Punishment-Retribution/dp/0814731848/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389982813&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Case+against+Punishment http://www.amazon.com/The-Case-Against-Punishment-Retributio...