Why, as Canadians, can't we decide which camp we stand in? We have a revolving door system(everyone in canada knows it), yet no one is willing to do anything about it for fear of what might happen. It's like someone standing in a river, to damn scared to get out for fear of the ambient wildlife, but slowly freezing to death.
In Canada, we truly do have a revolving door system. Everyone says it, and it's true. Any rehabilitation that the inmates can take is completely volentary, and most of them end up leaving prison with more criminal contacts then they entered with.
Lets take a look at Angelo Douglas. Angelo Douglas was convicted of attempted robbery in Omaha after him and a friend attempted to hold up a Walgreens. One of the customers in store was armed, and pulled his firearm on the teenagers, and one was injured in the process.
What does this show? Ability. if he had the guts to try it once, he is going to most deffinatly going to try it again. Mind you, this is a US prison, but the theory is still the smae. While in prison, he will gain contact with many people of the criminal element that he would otherwise not have contact with. When he gets out, there is much less of a chance that he will stay on the straight and narrow.
What's my solution? Highly controversial, that's what.
Prisons are simply there to keep inmates put. You know what sector needs workers? Power generation. You heard me correctly, power generation. I can immagine more then a few ways we could put them to work. The old days oxen around a gear system comes to mind. Have them work off thier crimes in generated electricity. If they don't work, they don't get food. I know, all the bleeding hearts out there will cry that this is slavers... well, it is. I'm not making a exception for that.
But the way things are, they're getting a free ride. Honestly, if it wasn't for enjoying my freedome and having a family, I'd consider doing something minor to get myself in prison, just so that I could continue my education for free. Sure I'd be risking my life every day, but hey, who dosent?
Then again, I could just be in a misserable mood.
(tl;dr? System broken, put inmates to work. No work no food. I want free college.)
