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> It seems to me that if the aim of prison is rehabilitate inmates and reduce crime Some people think the aim of prison is primarily to punish wrongdoers. (Ar
by jobigoud 12y ago
> It seems to me that if the aim of prison is rehabilitate inmates and reduce crime
Some people think the aim of prison is primarily to punish wrongdoers.
(Are you European by some chance ? No offense intended to anyone.)
- song 12y agoI'm French but from what I've seen and read about French prisons they are not much better. I know that people see it as being only punishment but it's rather self defeating as proven by the high reconviction rates across countries. In france, 38% are reconvicted [1] and in US, 51.8% [2] (in 1994) I feel that the way prisons work now is a waste for society in term of money used and results. [1] http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/societe/justice/justice-les-chiffres-de-la-recidive-en-france_1299565.html http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/societe/justice/justice-les... [2] http://www.bjs.gov/content/reentry/recidivism.cfm http://www.bjs.gov/content/reentry/recidivism.cfm