Re:Prisons Are an Abomination
by badfrog on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @12:21PM
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> the idea of imprisonment is not going anywhere
I don't have any ideas off the top of my head, but I think it's definitely worth exploring alternative deterrents and punishments to see if there's anything equally effective and more humane.
Re:Prisons Are an Abomination
by mLuby on Tuesday February 26, 2019 @01:07PM
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There's an excellent exploration of near-future and far-future alternatives to our current lock-em-up approach in Isaac Arthur's essay on Space Prison Colonies https://youtu.be/s_B_CJ3yieM
I don't have any ideas off the top of my head, but I think it's definitely worth exploring alternative deterrents and punishments to see if there's anything equally effective and more humane.