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RE: 20 Minute Blog a Day - warm up to my Prison Industrial Complex series

in #blog7 years ago

Really appreciate your topic, and your consideration of the societal factors that contribute to the problem. It's too easy to not consider poverty, cultural messages, addiction, racism and lack of support when we look at crime and the prison industry. I think the dominant American culture is way too ready to attribute problems to individual failing/weakness without considering the bigger picture. I look forward to reading your posts.

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you're 100% right @redbone - people would rather write off criminals as "bad people" than look deeper and ask how does a person get caught up in a crime. It's easier for them so associate prisoner with evil and then say well they don't deserve rights because their evil, they don't deserve compassion because their heartless.. this does nothing but promote more separation as well as reaffirm to these kids that they're worthless too.
Thanks so much for reading and your comment!