I don’t think that everyone involved in the prison system has a vested interest in brutalizing people. I do see that people get hardened. They don’t care. Within the prison system there are people, both inmates and employees who like power and throwing their weight around. They have their own little kingdoms set up, and it makes them feel superior and in control. I think it is pathetic and destructive. As for social workers and parole officers, a lot of these people go into the field because they truly care about people and want to make the world better. But many get hardhearted as well. It is very discouraging work. And after a while, a lot of them are simply doing it because its a job and it pays. But as for wanting the recidivism rate to be as high as possible, I don’t believe that at all. Most of them would be happy to see a prisoner get their life together after prison, getting a job and leading a productive life.
I don’t know, I can see your way of thinking from low level prison workers much more easily, I guess.
But if you look prisoners strictly as a way to get more resources, why wouldn’t a high recidivism rate be a good thing? More prisons built, more jobs. It’s like the lumber industry planting trees. I mean, does anything happen to the prison systems that have very high recidivism?
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