So many people in prison are there for actions or behaviors that have been criminalized while those with white skin and class privilege do not serve for similar offenses. Why should I feel safer when affluent white people-- like the students I teach-- can commit the same crimes and remain in our community? I know that with resources and support, most people will make good lives for themselves. Prisons work hard to dehumanize those they incarcerate. There is no added value to incarcerating the vast majority of people behind bars.
12:12 PM | September 10, 2020
Molly Hults
prisons do not rehabilitate, it can be argued that it causes increased criminality because those released have fewer options for employment.
7:19 PM | August 7, 2020
Stephanie Guy
The more I learn, the more I realize that prisons only function to punish not to reform or make communities safer.
6:18 PM | August 6, 2020
Maeve
While those who commit crimes, particularly those of a violent nature, need to be dealt with in some measure (punishment/rehabilitation depending on context), I do not feel that prisons rehabilitate those who might need it and punishes everyone convicted of many different crimes in the same way, not considering if the punishment is just or fitting.
1:01 AM | August 3, 2020
Anonymous
They used to make me feel safe, but now I think they turn people--especially the prison guards-- into monsters
5:17 PM | July 23, 2020
Avalon Betts-Gaston
The people that work in prisons are the most brutal either verbally or physically. Prisons in and of themselves do nothing to rehabilitate people sent to them. It's the individual who rehabilitates themselves despite being in prison.
4:16 PM | July 23, 2020
Anonymous
They rarely, if ever, prevent or deter violence.
1:01 AM | July 18, 2020
Michele Hilbert
The real criminals are running the country. They are harming us every day thru militarization, unfair elections, underfunded schools & health systems, inappropriate responses to addiction & other mental health issues & so much corporate theft of labor, land & lives
11:11 AM | July 15, 2020
Anonymous
The people actually committing the majority of harm are those with power, privilege, and more Maloney than anyone needs. Prisons are built to separate communities and families and to make money off of the backs of mostly Black and brown people.
1:01 AM | July 15, 2020
Kara Leonard
They only cause more harm and crime while virtually doing no rehabilitating which is what they were designed to do. All it does it create a cycle of abuse in society.
martha
So many people in prison are there for actions or behaviors that have been criminalized while those with white skin and class privilege do not serve for similar offenses. Why should I feel safer when affluent white people-- like the students I teach-- can commit the same crimes and remain in our community? I know that with resources and support, most people will make good lives for themselves. Prisons work hard to dehumanize those they incarcerate. There is no added value to incarcerating the vast majority of people behind bars.
12:12 PM | September 10, 2020
Molly Hults
prisons do not rehabilitate, it can be argued that it causes increased criminality because those released have fewer options for employment.
7:19 PM | August 7, 2020
Stephanie Guy
The more I learn, the more I realize that prisons only function to punish not to reform or make communities safer.
6:18 PM | August 6, 2020
Maeve
While those who commit crimes, particularly those of a violent nature, need to be dealt with in some measure (punishment/rehabilitation depending on context), I do not feel that prisons rehabilitate those who might need it and punishes everyone convicted of many different crimes in the same way, not considering if the punishment is just or fitting.
1:01 AM | August 3, 2020
Anonymous
They used to make me feel safe, but now I think they turn people--especially the prison guards-- into monsters
5:17 PM | July 23, 2020
Avalon Betts-Gaston
The people that work in prisons are the most brutal either verbally or physically. Prisons in and of themselves do nothing to rehabilitate people sent to them. It's the individual who rehabilitates themselves despite being in prison.
4:16 PM | July 23, 2020
Anonymous
They rarely, if ever, prevent or deter violence.
1:01 AM | July 18, 2020
Michele Hilbert
The real criminals are running the country. They are harming us every day thru militarization, unfair elections, underfunded schools & health systems, inappropriate responses to addiction & other mental health issues & so much corporate theft of labor, land & lives
11:11 AM | July 15, 2020
Anonymous
The people actually committing the majority of harm are those with power, privilege, and more Maloney than anyone needs. Prisons are built to separate communities and families and to make money off of the backs of mostly Black and brown people.
1:01 AM | July 15, 2020
Kara Leonard
They only cause more harm and crime while virtually doing no rehabilitating which is what they were designed to do. All it does it create a cycle of abuse in society.
7:19 PM | July 7, 2020
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