Does Prison Work?

[danthepoetman]

Dan, I have posted this link before in the past, a book which argues that the growth of the prison population in the USA has been part of the war against civil rights which explains why more Black Americans are in prison than any other social group, followed closely by Latinos. (...)

Very interresting! Thank you, Stavros. I'll make sure to find this one. This is perfectly credible to me, and is part of the global shift towards the right in politics for the last 3 decades. Our world is changing and not for the best.

[danthepoetman]

Carl Sagan:

[Silcc69]

How on earth can we have more people in prison than china does?

[Ben]

End the asinine and expensive war on drugs. I mean, drugs have won -- ha ha!
I think it's over half of all inmates are in prison for non-violent drug offenses. This is absurd and costly.
And, too, do away with private/for-profit prisons.

[Ben]

[sukumvit boy]

15 years of confinement in an environment of constant fear somehow fails to rehabilitate prisoner . satire from "The Onion".
http://www.theonion.com/articles/15-...69a38-16930673

[Queens Guy]

How on earth can we have more people in prison than china does?

Maybe they just kill their criminals. Much cheaper.