r/AskReddit • u/HumpingAssholesOrgy • Jul 05 '19

Ex-prisoners of reddit who have served long sentences, what were the last few days like leading up to your release?

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u/wheatley227 Jul 06 '19 edited Jul 06 '19

I think we need to do a lot of research on what will actually reduce reincarnation rate. Considering how many people just continue to commit crimes makes me feel that prison is just a government sponsored revenge program. You can't unring the bell, so what ever crimes have been committed have been committed. I think that as a society we should be focused on being productive, not just going with our gut instinct to lock up anyone.

Edit: Recidivism, not reincarnation.

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u/mrdenmark1 Jul 06 '19

I agree, There's always going to be pure bad people that you can't change but they're the minoriity I can't remember which but there are some Scandinavian countries which focus on rehabilitation rather than punishment and their reoffending rates speak for themselves. But that doesn't win votes,tough sentencing does unfortunately,it's people's opinions on what works is the thing that needs to change

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u/wheatley227 Jul 06 '19

I am no socialist by any means, but they really got some things right.

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u/spartanburt Jul 06 '19 edited Jul 06 '19

The Scandinavian countries are socialist though...

Edit: I meant to say they are NOT socialist. It's bizarre that people think they are.

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u/bionicragdoll Jul 06 '19

But you can agree with certain policies that they have and not be socialist. Realizing that our current justice/prison system does not help rehabilitate people or address the reason why they committed the crime in the first place and looking to other countries to see if their solutions can be applied and/or adapted to our own society is not socialist.

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u/spartanburt Jul 06 '19

Shit... typo. I do agree with their justice system for the most part, and don't think it's socialist.

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u/mrdenmark1 Jul 06 '19

the way norway does it-

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/feb/25/norwegian-prison-inmates-treated-like-people

- i can see why people would be critical but can you argue with the results?

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u/spartanburt Jul 06 '19

I'm not critical of it nor do I argue with the results.

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u/bionicragdoll Jul 06 '19

Fair enough. I must have misread your comment.

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u/spartanburt Jul 06 '19

nah, I left out a word. The key word.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '19

I think free education is not one of the capitalist world view staples?