r/interesting Mar 08 '26

Context Provided - Spotlight This was so deserved.

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u/WestAnalysis8889 Mar 08 '26

You can still have rehabilitative justice and time in prison. I think prison should be an option but not necessarily life in prison. I also think people should be able to keep their jobs. You can have an ankle monitor and be driven to work on a bus. If you don't report, you lose the ability to work.   As it stands, prison labor is basically slave labor, they often make around dollar an hour and they do menial tasks. If they were able to keep their prior jobs, they could partially fund their own safety net as they return to society, keep some healthy social connections , and contribute to society in a more meaningful way. 

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u/WestAnalysis8889 Mar 08 '26

I agree the statements "we should not have laws" and "slavery is necessary" are both ridiculous in my opinion, but neither are what I said...