Absolutely it is not. Most offenders find it easier to continually reoffend to be in the system than be on the outside. There is so much corruption in the system. From government down. I have so many opinions from knowing way too much about our prison systems. The government and states make so much money off our system. They don’t want prisoners to be reintroduced to society. Grrrr
Yup. We have a whole rant on the “incarceration-industrial complex” we call our State prison systems. The incentives to fill to max capacity at all times (often beyond - the Alabama prison in the doc was at 200% capacity!) then to spend as little of that money on the actual prisoners as possible, deny most bail hearings, and make it easier to return than to stay out for those who are eventually freed. It’s the worst possible system we could have designed for public safety or humanitarian bragging rights, but the perfect system for slave labor by any other name.
I remember. :( Now we just need to get people who don’t directly suffer this system to understand what it actually is. Thats always the core, long term, hardest battle.
Absolutely it is not. Most offenders find it easier to continually reoffend to be in the system than be on the outside. There is so much corruption in the system. From government down. I have so many opinions from knowing way too much about our prison systems. The government and states make so much money off our system. They don’t want prisoners to be reintroduced to society. Grrrr
Yup. We have a whole rant on the “incarceration-industrial complex” we call our State prison systems. The incentives to fill to max capacity at all times (often beyond - the Alabama prison in the doc was at 200% capacity!) then to spend as little of that money on the actual prisoners as possible, deny most bail hearings, and make it easier to return than to stay out for those who are eventually freed. It’s the worst possible system we could have designed for public safety or humanitarian bragging rights, but the perfect system for slave labor by any other name.
Tell me about it. My dad is in max security in Florida. Insane!
I remember. :( Now we just need to get people who don’t directly suffer this system to understand what it actually is. Thats always the core, long term, hardest battle.
Amen!