How I Survived a Year in ‘The Hole’ Without Losing My Mind

Re:How I Survived a Year in ‘The Hole’ Without Losing My Mind by amanaplanacanal on Sunday October 30, 2022 @02:30PM (#33397205)

Yes, that happens. But what percent of folks in the criminal Justice system are that guy? 5%? 95%?

And what do we do to try to change those people so that they don’t do it again when they are released?

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Re:How I Survived a Year in ‘The Hole’ Without Losing My Mind by jvanderbot on Sunday October 30, 2022 @03:00PM (#33397478)

The false positive vs false negative discussion in criminal justice is the whole problem. You cannot come up with a number that is satisfactory to everyone, and for every person you lock away forever because they will surely reoffend, how many should legitimately be over-punished for their actions?

I personally think we should provide more productive activities for prisoners, so that it is not necessarily the end of their lives or contributions to society. But that is so ripe for abuse that it's useless to even start the discussion.

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Re:How I Survived a Year in ‘The Hole’ Without Losing My Mind by alex_sf on Sunday October 30, 2022 @03:57PM (#33398032)

76.6% of US prisoners are 'that guy'. [1]

[1] https://harvardpolitics.com/recidivism-american-progress/

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Re:How I Survived a Year in ‘The Hole’ Without Losing My Mind by pessimizer on Sunday October 30, 2022 @04:35PM (#33398382)

Weird to cite an article citing the brutal non-rehabilitative nature of the US penal system as the major cause of recidivism in order to make that case.

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Re:How I Survived a Year in ‘The Hole’ Without Losing My Mind by alex_sf on Sunday October 30, 2022 @04:54PM (#33398563)

I can disagree with the editorializing while looking at the numbers.

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