Poor Prison Conditions around the world

[Kofi]

Prison was supposed to be a place of reform. Prison was supposed to be a place where bad people are transformed into good people. However, this isn't the case in most prison cells around the world today. Most people who go to jail return homosexuals in America. Most people who go to jail in Nigeria return crueler than they were before. There are similar cases in India, In Iraq, In Mexico, in Venezuela, in Kenya, in Sudan, in Liberia, in South Africa, in Jamaica, in Haiti, etc.

What do you think about the prison conditions in your country? Is the government doing enough to better the living conditions of prison yards in your country? What do you think about prison conditions around the world in general? What can we do to help prisoners?

[Stickynote]

In my opinion, Parole should be given to everyone, no matter what crime you committed. Sure, give him a 50 year minimum in Prison before Parole, but at least he or she has something to look forward to, and strive to reform, and think about his wrong doing before he is eligible to apply for Parole. Also, Parole should be given a little easier, it is very hard to get Parole apparently. I wouldn't know myself, just from reading.

I think that if the government improves prison conditions then that will encourage more people to go to prison especially homeless people who don't have enough to eat and even place to sleep. Once these people get to know that prison conditions are better then they will do anything possible just to get into prison so they may get good living conditions in prison rather than sleeping on subways especially during the winter.

[moonpeach]

I agree with what you saying. It is supposed to be a place where criminals go to rehab, Get off there addictions, Stop robbing, But if jails are just going to be absolutely terrible and the prison guards are treating you like scum by wiping and hitting , that is just incredibly wrong. Of course that person would come out scared because he/she may think they would be hit / wiped by people or come out all big and strong thinking "They did this to me then i can do it to"

Originally Posted by Ekechukwu

Prison is supposed to be a place of reform. Prison is supposed to be a place where bad people are transformed into good people. However, this isn't the case in most prison cells around the world. Most people who go to jail return homosexuals in America. Most people who go to jail in Nigeria return crueler than they were before. This is the same problem in India, In china, In Iraq, etc., What do you think about the living conditions in our prison cells around the world? What can the government do to better the living conditions in our prison cells around the world?

you go to jail for what you did. You pay for the crime you committed. Prison conditions should be harsher in my opinion so that people will learn their lesson

[geek]

Prisons are there for a reason, to teach the criminals a lesson for their crimes. Now if the prison starts treating these criminals nicely then they wouldn't mind committing crimes again once they are out. Most criminals wouldn't mind going back even for a longer term since they know its not going to be as bad as they expected.

[sindhubd]

I personally feel that the kind of life the prisoners are leading in a prison has a direct impact on their criminal behavior. It can also lead to decrease in their death penalty.

Originally Posted by moonpeach

I agree with what you saying. It is supposed to be a place where criminals go to rehab, Get off there addictions, Stop robbing, But if jails are just going to be absolutely terrible and the prison guards are treating you like scum by wiping and hitting , that is just incredibly wrong. Of course that person would come out scared because he/she may think they would be hit / wiped by people or come out all big and strong thinking "They did this to me then i can do it to"

I agree with you. that is very wrong because most of these so-called criminals are innocent. Just a few days ago a guy was released from prison after nearly 15 years in jail for a crime he did not commit. For the sake of such people I think the government needs to do something to better the living conditions in our various prisons around the world. Most of these people in jail are innocent.

We should increase the death penalty and kill 20 times as many people. Rather than letting evil criminals out early because the prison is being overcrowded, kill a few thousand of them to make room for more evil criminals. They need to experience pain and suffering for their crimes! Take away ALL of the nice things they have in prison like TV and movies and let them only be able to read, take classes to gain some skill, and get their necessary exercise.

[FearAndLoathingNY]

In my opinion a rehab system would be infinitely preferable to the prison system. The prison system in my mind is designed to incapacitate (to protect the rest of society) and punish criminals (which usually hopes to deter future criminal actions).

In my mind, something like Barnett's Restitution system would be infinitely preferable, where we shift the system's focus to the victim, and put the weight of the reperations on the offender.

[One Africa]

Although prisons must be improved, prisons shouldn't be paradise because if you make prisons paradise as it is the case in most western countries more people will love to go to prison. In Africa, most prisons are worse than hell and nobody wants to go to jail because going to jail in most cases means death in most African countries. A prison cell made for 2 people can contain as many as 60 people in some African prisons. You can just imagine. If you spend a week in a Nigerian jail you will never come back a complete human being because of the pain and torture people go through in Nigerian prisons. The same is the case in Congo, in Liberia, in Sudan, and in most African countries

and why must we use the tax payers money to feed, cloth and make life better for criminals? don't forget those people are criminals and they deserve worse treatment. Use the tax payers money to do something that will benefit the tax payer not the criminal in jail

[world-love]

I think that sometimes we pity criminals too much. Prison is not a place of reform, and it does not turn “bad people into good people.” From what I see, it is quite the opposite. Criminals tend to get even more frustrated, angry, and dangerous after being in jail. Letting most criminals out of jail creates more problems than it solves.

In some parts of the world, jails seem almost like hotels. The inmates can enjoy many (free of charge) amenities and services while in jail such as access to libraries, the internet, education opportunities (some complete college degrees), entertainment performances, gyms, social interaction, shelter, and free food. Most homeless people and regular hard-working tax-paying people do not receive these kinds of luxuries.

The only time I ever feel sorry for inmates is when they are innocent or wrongfully charged with a crime and I am against torture and abusing human life, but there are many more important issues facing the world today other than the well-being of criminals.

they are criminals and they deserve worse treatment to serve as lesson to others

Originally Posted by Unregistered

they are criminals and they deserve worse treatment to serve as lesson to others

I know a guy who went to jail for more than 20 years for a crime he did not commit. Before detectives found out he did not commit the crime he was been punished for, he had already spent more than 20 years of his life in jail.