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A comment on Sharing Books with My Dad in Prison. Parent comment

Re:Sharing Books with My Dad in Prison by kasey_junk on Sunday June 09, 2019 @11:07PM (#20143604)
There is s legitimate safety concern. That is certain parts of books can be turned into weapons.

But the real issue is one of control. Treating prisoners as subhuman is a management practice.

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Re:Sharing Books with My Dad in Prison by maxheadroom on Monday June 10, 2019 @02:42AM (#20144415)
>Treating prisoners as subhuman is a management practice.

Slight correction: Treating prisoners as subhuman is a societal practice. (At least, in the societal context that this discussion and the article are about.)

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Re:Sharing Books with My Dad in Prison by saalweachter on Monday June 10, 2019 @07:41AM (#20145726)
> There is s legitimate safety concern. That is certain parts of books can be turned into weapons.

Shit, half the modern doorstop fantasy genre is out on that concern alone.

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