The police state. And keeping violent criminals on life support is what keeps the prison system a death sentence to virtually anyone of any real virtue whatsoever.
Solitary confinement is bad for regular inmates and nonviolent crimes shouldn't result in that kind of treatment. Although when those nonviolent people start acting up and being disruptive to the virtuos prisoner you are now creating a bigger problem.
Anyway. We incarcerate people for just doing what they need to survive or police themselves. So. We should probably address that first. As well as reevaluating what we do with drug addictions, dependence.
Not to mention half of inmates are likely flat out insane and have been mistreated and neglected so. I'm not saying they should be free or legally able to own guns and vote and shit. Some could go to communes tho. Where they live under surveillance and have no rights and are responsible for feeding and caring for themselves. So that when they do fuck up again it's game over.
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