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In reply to the discussion: Luigi Mangione's fellow inmates: Free him, 'conditions suck' [View all]happybird
(5,191 posts)54. I think those people have
never been in jail or have incarcerated loved ones. I thought I was prepared for it but was shocked by how inhumane and unsanitary it was and I sure as hell wasn't expecting a country club.
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Is prison supposed to be a punishment because of loss of freedom, or more than that?
WhiskeyGrinder
Dec 12
#22
The money we spend on policing and incarceration defunds schools, libaries, social programs and other things that
WhiskeyGrinder
Dec 12
#40
the carceral system is intimately connected to policing, education, judicial and other institutions.
Voltaire2
Dec 12
#43
No and a huge number of them are mentally ill and have substance abuse problems.
kerry-is-my-prez
Dec 12
#48
I think there are more inmates who are worthy of freedom. Let's start with them.
LeftInTX
Dec 12
#42