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[–]NorfolkTerrier 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I've usually supported the existence of prison labor, since it seems better for people to do something for their community rather than just sit in a cell. And it's good for them to have a little money on release. But this is a good point, there may be a perverse incentive to jail more people to get labor out of them.

Would you support a ban on prison labor, or would you prefer to just pay them full/fair wages for the work that they do?

[–]Jesus 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Even a murderer is forgiven by God if he renounces his ways and takes up the cross.

In Norway murderers do not get more than 20 years. Though it could be much less, in which all of them do communitarian, utilitarian and voluntary work for the community. The industrial prison complex in the US as a for profit industry is absolutely despicable and breeds negative traits.

The US should definately adopt Norway's prison system but in crony-capitalism profit stands before morals.

[–]EY_SCOOF 10 insightful - 2 fun10 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

The US can't have Norways prison system because the US is not Norway. Apples and oranges.

Aint no bloods and crips in Norway.

[–]robo1p 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

That might work if the US was comprised of Norwegians. Do you really think your ideology is universally correct? Do you think it could work in Nigeria? Even the east-asians, with their high trust societies, prefer a harsh system of punishment.