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Originally Posted by bob_m
where i really don't agree with you, swamp_thing is that no attempts are made to rehabilitate or reeducate prisoners. i once visited a prison and although there was certainly some promotion aspect to it, they seemed to try pretty hard to do those things. many attempts may not be successful, because of how people view ex-cons and won't allow them to reintegrate fully to society, but nevertheless attempts are made and are successful in some cases.
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Well, that depends on where you are, doesnīt it? Jails arenīt the same everywhere, and i can tell you with 100% certainty that in my countryīs case jails are just polished shithouses and crime schools. All the convicts do all day is sit in a cell and watch TV (when they are allowed to have one).
Thereīs no work, no school, no passtimes. Only hard time.
When you manage to get some sort of occupation, the more fitting name should be "slave work", as it doesnīt pay virtually anything. And when you finally manage to come out, you are stigmatized by everybody else! Ex-convicts arenīt hired to do anything, not even street sweepers. But thatīs a different story.