obviously, caveat that this is unlikely to be put in place any time soon because literally any form of sentencing reform is bad political optics and this idea would likely tank anybody who...
obviously, caveat that this is unlikely to be put in place any time soon because literally any form of sentencing reform is bad political optics and this idea would likely tank anybody who actually tried to push for it, but i would say that this piece does make a fairly compelling argument (even if it acknowledges some of the limitations of the idea).
It will never happen in the United States because prison is the back door we used to bring back chattel slavery. Why do you think there are so many black people behind bars?
It will never happen in the United States because prison is the back door we used to bring back chattel slavery. Why do you think there are so many black people behind bars?
I see the logic but personally I don't believe this. The corruption in the jail system is just that, corruption. If you go to any person on the street and ask them if it should work the way it...
I see the logic but personally I don't believe this. The corruption in the jail system is just that, corruption. If you go to any person on the street and ask them if it should work the way it does no one would say yes. There are a couple of problems I can point out off the top of my head.
Arresting and sentencing is both racist and sexist. We need to be more harsh on judges and police officers who are like this.
On a similar topic, these government officials (like all government officials) appear to be immune from punishment, at best being dismissed with a large severence.
Police officers and the state are incentivised by mechanisms they themselves put in place to arrest people. This is logically flawed
Private prisons are wrong alltogether and public prisoners with no reintergration mechanisms are the same
People receive incredibly long and cruel punishments for things they should be cared for over, such as a drug addiction or assault because of mental illness
I agree with you that the prison system is flawed and the government refuses to do anything about it. This is not the same thing as chattel slavery. It isn't purely rascist and it isn't for collection cotton on plantations.
EDIT: In addition, the idea of this maximum is flawed in my opinion. The prison system isn't, as many appear to believe, a method of reintegration into society. It is a legalist philosophy intended to scare people from commiting crimes. Implementing a maximum would dimish this. The issues outlined here are societal problems, with the government and private corporations mingling and the government being run by racist officials. That can't be fixed by any one law
obviously, caveat that this is unlikely to be put in place any time soon because literally any form of sentencing reform is bad political optics and this idea would likely tank anybody who actually tried to push for it, but i would say that this piece does make a fairly compelling argument (even if it acknowledges some of the limitations of the idea).
It will never happen in the United States because prison is the back door we used to bring back chattel slavery. Why do you think there are so many black people behind bars?
I see the logic but personally I don't believe this. The corruption in the jail system is just that, corruption. If you go to any person on the street and ask them if it should work the way it does no one would say yes. There are a couple of problems I can point out off the top of my head.
I agree with you that the prison system is flawed and the government refuses to do anything about it. This is not the same thing as chattel slavery. It isn't purely rascist and it isn't for collection cotton on plantations.
EDIT: In addition, the idea of this maximum is flawed in my opinion. The prison system isn't, as many appear to believe, a method of reintegration into society. It is a legalist philosophy intended to scare people from commiting crimes. Implementing a maximum would dimish this. The issues outlined here are societal problems, with the government and private corporations mingling and the government being run by racist officials. That can't be fixed by any one law