Prison where inmates are treated like ppl has by far the lowest reoffending rate in Europe

I heard from someone that prisons in Dubai have Playstations and Internet access, at least for overnight guests who were incarcerated due to public intoxication.

 

recidivism is not the goal, money is the only goal.

 

Private prisons.

 

Thread title misleading. They get into bastoy for good behavior and if they reoffend their chance of going there again is probably zero. It works because bastoy is an incentive for them but doubt it will work if they made all prisons the same.

 

I was listening to an interesting radio interview with a psychiatrist who said there is a very high correlation between relapse and stress. He mentioned that putting addicts in prison which is extraordinarily stressful and that in additon to moronic measures like preventing them from ever getting post release food stamps ,when pedophiles and all other felons can, assures many will relapse.

 

Recidivsm creates more profit for theCorections Corporation of America and other entities traded on the stock market.

 

In the US the priniple goal is punishment and many members of the public are content to have the prisoners in deplorable conditions or even raped.

 

Norway is not an accurate analogy for the US. Norwegians are actually raised with a moral code. Many US inmates are raised with no father figure and a thuggish culture that is celebrated in the ghettos across the US.

 

It is a corrupt corporate machine like many others. The fact that prisons are corporations with shareholders tells you all you need to know about our 'system'.

 

I actually agree. I'd think potential criminals in US would take advantage of such a system.

 

Translation: Blacks

This is how Bigtexxx toes the race line and can still claim he is not a racist.

Maybe if they didn't grow up in ghettos with no fathers they might not be in prison. There are places in Chicago and other parts of this country were you are basically born into the system and you just can't say no without getting shot.

 

prison is still prison no matter how nice it is, I doubt many young men want to be in a place with no access to women. Sure some homeless people might try to get into prison rather then live on the streets but it wouldn't be enough to cause a concern.
Our prisons are out of control, the inmates still have access to illegal drugs in prison. The problem is Americas sick punish at all cost mentality.

 

The chicken and the egg perspective. That can be debated for days. The main and only relevant point in this discussion is that this sytem would not work in this country.

 

You're very wrong. Thuggish culture and no father figure spans many races. Whites, Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and more.

 

We would all respect you more if you were at least honest. Theirs nothing worst then a racist who tries to pretend like their not. Just admit it. Your like a gay man trapped in the closet, come out the closet because you are nothing more then a closet racist.
Texx do you dislike blacks? Texx do you dislike minorities in general?

 

Singapore's prisons have a recidivism rate in the 20's, and are not the luxury hotels of Norway. They also cane people for minor offenses. Seems like other factors may influence. On the other hand, if we execute every criminal, we will have a recidivism rate of 0%, so if that is the only goal that matters (as the OP claims it should be) the solution is obvious.