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Re:Louisiana Judges Issue Harsher Sentences When the LSU Foo... by cloverich on Friday September 09, 2016 @01:31PM (#12464339)
> Yet, keeping someone locked up in an unproductive cage, to watch them wither away is somehow "rehabilitating" them.

I don't think most people claim its rehabilitation. I think the "rehabilitation" angle is political word play and would bet that most people who support harsh prison sentences see it (and support it) as punishment.

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Re:Louisiana Judges Issue Harsher Sentences When the LSU Foo... by dTal on Sunday September 11, 2016 @02:59PM (#12474999)
There's an element of doublethink, yes. But the entire system pretends to be about rehabilitation. The language is everywhere. Even prisons are "correctional facilities". It's troublesome because it makes it difficult to have a conversation about actual rehabilitation.

Interesting question - why is the "political wordplay" even necessary?

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