There are many pros and cons of our American prisons as it's a very bad place to be but the cruelty of prisons also makes people not want to go to them. But in some situtions such as framing and getting punished unfairly theres no avoiding prison time. Should we change our prison systems is the big question though. Even if we were able to change our prison systems how many diferent rules would have to be changed and how much would it cost?
Our prison systems are very oftenly not properly watched causing abuse and bullying in prisons. With this happening it could cause people that commited small crimes to be stuck with criminals that commit terrible offenses such as murder. This could cause those criminals to have trauma or even worse become worse crimals themselves having to deal with these worse criminals. As well as people that didn't even commit crimes and got framed. Have to deal with abuse and other issues with their inmates that actually belong in prisons.
Why do we have to have these strict and brutal prisons while other countries have more relaxed prisons and keep inmates safe while making them better people. Such as Norway instead of just throwing there criminals into cages and punishing them they try to turn them into good people and talk to them about their issues and get them help. While our prisons make our people worse and create new crimals. Especially when you give crimals life sentences as they will just cause problems in the prisons.
Our prisons and prisoners are so bad that prisoners oftenly attack gaurds and sometimes cause severe injuries. This shows that sometimes our prisoners deserve to be in prison with the terrible conditions as these conditions cause them to not want to come back or make other people ever want to come in. As well as when our countries crimals commit bad crimes we make sure they go to a bad place as a punishment and if they ever get out they hopefully stay on track and become better people instead of continuing there before crimes. If our prisons punishments were to light our people just wouldnt care about going to prison and would commit crimes and not care and our inmates wouldn't learn.
There are many diferent reasons why are prisons should be changed but theres also many reasons they should be kept as they are or maybe even made more strict with crimals becoming younger and younger in our current ages maybe we should spread our prisons to more strict to keep people from commiting more crimes
Sources
firststepalliance.org/post/norway-prison-system-lessons
news.gallup.com/poll/404048/record-high-perceive-local-crime-increased.aspx
ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/prison-guards-america-inside-story
Questions
Should we make our prison systems more strict?
Should our prison guards have more protection?
Should we give our prisoners more chances and lesser punishments?
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I think that our prison system is just fine right now, but I mean, there is always room for improvement. I think that our prison guards should have more protection and better resources to be able to stop prisoners from escaping or hurting others. I feel like the punishments we are giving prisoners these days is just fine, most of the people in prison are there for a good reason. They deserve to be treated harshly until their time is done.
I think the prison system as it is right now is fine. From the shows and things I've heard from its pretty strict. I think the prisons could use some more guards to watch them to stop riots and people escaping.
I agree with you the prison system is alright as it is now but with all the problems with prisoners there should be more gaurds for the safety of the gaurds themselves and from for the violence between the prisoners themselves.
I don't think that the inmates should be coddled while in prison, given they are in fact in prison, but from what I know, prisons are already pretty strict. I think prison guards should have more protection, and if stricter policies on inmates achieve that, I think prisons should be more strict.
No matter what the prisoner did I agree with you prisons should still be strict and keep inmates in check and with that giving the gaurds more protection will make that easier for them.
With the Prison story I do think that when some prisoners when they do get in trouble or do anything bad they do need to get another chance to see if they wont ever d it again like the very first time.
I agree but I think it depends on the crime and what evidence is shown as if they commited mass genocide and theres video recording of them doing it they should be in prison for life but with other things such as smaller crimes they should have a second chance.
I think that our prison systems should be more strict. If you can't do the time, then don't do the crime. With that, if you are willing to commit a crime you need to except the fact that you aren't going to be comfortable in prison. I think that the guards should have more protection.
I understand where your coming from but I think prisons are already strict enough and in some cases they don't even belong in prison so you'd be making it even worse for those people I do agree with gaurds needing more protection.
I do not think we need to make our prison systems more strict as they are already pretty strict. However, I do think that guards should have the option at more protection and I think that the amount of chances a prisoner gets depends on why they are in prison in the first place.
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