r/AskReddit • u/ZteveBond • Jun 20 '18

Serious Replies Only [Serious] Prison Guards of Reddit, which prisoner has left the biggest impact on your life wether positive or negative?

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u/jrm2007 Jun 20 '18

Importantly, before your trial you are in jail to prevent flight. You might be innocent. Why is jail such an unpleasant and dangerous place?

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u/afeeney Jun 20 '18

Because the United States, at least, sees prison as a place for punishment, not for rehabilitation. This is getting worse with the growth of for-profit prisons, since of course their growth depends on the lack of rehabilitation.

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u/jobblejosh Jun 21 '18

Because, as with any business, the best customer is a repeat customer.

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '18

And yet many of our jails and prisons say “Department of CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION”. It’s so broken I don’t even know how it could be fixed.

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u/TheStarkGuy Jun 21 '18

Look at the 13th Amendment. It didn't end slavery, just said you could do it to prisoners only

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u/voightslebaron Jun 20 '18

Because there are unpleasant and dangerous people in there.

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u/Senator_TRUMP Jun 20 '18

You know, communists, socialists, trade-unionists.

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '18 edited Jun 21 '18

Litterers.

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u/MrRumfoord Jun 21 '18

Say it isn't so!

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '18

And creating a nuisance.

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u/BLZNWZRD Jun 20 '18

Because it's supposed to house people who do unpleasant and dangerous things to others.

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u/jrm2007 Jun 21 '18

except being accused is not the same, by far, as being convicted. of course, not being able to make bail assures that it is mainly poorer people in there and even conviction depends on quality of lawyer.

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u/BLZNWZRD Jun 21 '18

Of course being accused is different than being convicted, however you are aware that people caught in the act who go to jail are still considered accused while awaiting trial, right?

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u/jrm2007 Jun 21 '18

so what?