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Originally posted by sycamore
I believe part of the problem with prison is that too much is put into the punishment aspect, and not into the rehabilitation part.
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The idea that the first purpose of a prison is "rehabilitation" is relatively recent. In fact the word itself is a little question-begging; it suggests *restoring* a condition that for meny criminals has never existed: an ethical system strong enough to keep them from comitting crime.
It's far from clear that the state knows how to do this.
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In addition, the criminal element still exists in many, if not most, prisons...
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Finding criminality in prisons isn't really all that surprising, is it?