Society must ensure the human dignity of every person and work to empower each person to achieve their highest potential. This applies to all people, even those guilty of crimes.
When a person commits a criminal act, what is the best thing to do with them? Just lock them away with other criminals for a few years then release them to the community? Why not do everything possible to give each prisoner new ideas on how to deal with life? Why not provide an environment where they can grow in positive ways? Prisoners should be treated with the idea that they can change, that it is possible for them to become respected members of society. To allow prisoners to be abused is a failure of society. This should be stopped. What we should do:
More Information:A Few More Thoughts:Thinking of prison in mathematical termsIf at time T1 a person guilty of a crime enters confinement with a mental state consisting of a set of attitudes and memories A, and between T1 and T2 when the person is released the person receives experiences B, then at T2 the person will have a mental state consisting of a set of attitudes and memories C. The physical and social environment experienced during confinement B and also the set of attitudes and memories A held at the start of confinement will determine the resulting set of attitudes and memories C held when released. A + B = C What set C do we want the person to have?
If we can determine the C we want, then the next step will be to apply experiences B that will result in C. Of course identifying A will be important. Each type of A will require a different B in order to get to C. Some people believe a person guilty of a crime should be locked away and forgotten. What C does this type of B result in?
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