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humanodon · 4146 days ago · link · · parent · post: California prison guards retaliating against hunger-strikers, lawyers say
You don't think that part of the problem is that too many people are in prison in the first place? A lot of tax dollars are needed to fund prisons, money that could go toward things that might reduce criminal behavior, like schools and after school programs. Why is it a good idea to gather criminally minded people in a few isolated facilities where their resentment for law can fester and be reinforced as "correct" or improved through the exchange of ideas and the expansion of personal networks of like-minded people?