If you were President, how would reform the prison system?
Just thought it would be interesting to discuss.
Here's what I would do.
- Prison buildings would be gone. There's this warden out in Arizona who has all of his prisoners sleep in army tents, reasoning that if it's good enough for the men who fight for our country, then it's good enough for America's criminals.
Not mention it would be a cheap way to house them, and make them more responsible for the upkeep of where they live.
- Prisoners would have to plant and grow their own food. It would teach them how to work; and how to work hard, the value of hard work and the satisfaction that results from hard work, and it would also be a cheap way to feed them.
All that's required is to buy seed, and then they have to do the rest if they wish to eat.
Every prisoner would be required to finish their education, if they hadn't completed it on the outside. And if they had trouble doing so, they could recieve assistance.
Every prisoner would be required to help keep the prison yard clean and maintained.
Those are just some if the things I would do, and I would list more, but time does not allow me to do so at this time.
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Prisons already have work programs, don't they?
How could that be as safe as a building and cells?
This is a good idea in my opinion, and a surprisingly liberal one considering I thought you were rather conservative?
Anyway, this is probably better suited for the political thread.
You're basically arguing for gulags...you realize that, right?
Yes, that's a county jail, where people are detained before they've had a fair trial or after being convicted of a petty offense like drug possession or disorderly conduct. People have died from heat and inhumane treatment.
Like I said, gulags.
Also, why do you outright refuse to use the political thread?
Give them free ass they will stay forever
Destroy every part of the prison system in place now and do my best to recreate the more civilized European systems (e.g. Sweden).
A prison system should strive to put itself out of business.
He keeps saying he hates politics and political discussions
But muh constant supply of cheap labor.
Regardless, this is a political topic, so is the one about abortion.
Yep
You've got a strong manichean idea of the criminals, thinking that they are people who don't know the value of work.
Truth is the criminal can be anyone, you can break off the law for any kind of crimes/"délits" if put in the "right" conditions. It can happen to anyone.
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