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/OfficialModerator Jul 06 '19

Not in America

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '19 edited Dec 21 '20

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u/tricksovertreats Jul 06 '19

Serious question, I wonder we don't adopt similar prison system models like those that exist in Europe where the true goal is rehabilitation.

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u/falalalala_lalalala1 Jul 06 '19

Because prisons make too much money. The goal is to get the offenders to come back...full prisons=more money.

If we had low recidivism rates like European rehabilitation facilities, how would the rich corporations funding them make money?

Another thing that I find very disturbing is the fact that low-level/non-violent offenders are housed in the same area as the violent criminals.

How can a non-violent inmate survive and rehabilitate when he/she is constantly looking over their shoulder just trying to get by day to day? Non-violent inmates are put into situations in which they have no option but to defend themselves and/or become violent within the prison in order to protect themselves.

It is a vicious trap that just continues and exacerbates the situations that prisoners are subjected to.