tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25819501.post8852728243957866493..comments2023-07-05T07:49:36.839-05:00Comments on Lily Maiden: On PrisonsClairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09723067016206324874noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25819501.post-7653324723781401242008-09-16T15:06:00.000-05:002008-09-16T15:06:00.000-05:00I was in an organization in Canada called Books fo...I was in an organization in Canada called Books for Prisoners. We collected books and sent prisoners what they asked for. (By the way, the most popular reading material requested were Westerns, followed by...poetry.) This got me researching and discovering that educated prisoners are prisoners who usually don't end up back in the prison system. I exited that experience close to being a prison abolitionist. I believe in prison for violent offenders, alternative sentencing, education and rehab for non-violent crimes.<BR/><BR/>We have a friend who was in the state pen up in Susanville, CA for five years. There wasn't even a doctor prisoners could see except for once every two weeks. Yeah. Very luxurious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25819501.post-56724791346216357462008-08-27T14:05:00.000-05:002008-08-27T14:05:00.000-05:00You seem to have done your homework and concluded ...You seem to have done your homework and concluded correctly that this photo is a hoax. Very good! I try to check with Snopes also.<BR/><BR/>My own opinion is that people should be concerned as to how their tax money is spent. The government has a limited source to draw money from, us the tax payers.<BR/><BR/>Paying for prisons that are as beautiful as the one in Austria would probably mean taking money from other programs.<BR/><BR/>We also have to ask if the prison is effective. For example some prisoners might, if given access to educational resources be open to changing their lives. Other prisoners really are dangerous people who shouldn't renenter society. So prisons have to provide those of its inhabitants that wish to change, a means to do so, while protecting us from the bad guys. <BR/><BR/>Prison is also a punishment. We can't be so nice that we forget that prisons should be uncomfortable.<BR/><BR/><BR/>So, the issue isn't as straight forward as it might initially seem.debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520916893372615911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25819501.post-80536620807974536482008-08-26T15:44:00.000-05:002008-08-26T15:44:00.000-05:00Aw darn! I was looking forward to going to prison ...Aw darn! I was looking forward to going to prison in Illinois. LOL!! I find it hard to believe that a US prison is that bad. I believe prison should be a place of punishment, but aren't those conditions a little harsh?<BR/><BR/>-VickiVictoria Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10722036129595061794noreply@blogger.com