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On prison abolition (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by needthosepylons@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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You're a prison abolitionist. You're in a high stakes discussion where you have to answer seriously and be convincing.

Someone asks you : "yeah, but what are we to do with people breaking the law, then? What will you replace prisons with ?"

What will you answer?

Edit : Thanks a lot for your answer, they were very interesting and reflecting different ways to frame a world without prisons.

Except from one or two edgelord hot takes, of course.

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[–] Jourei@lemm.ee 5 points 1 week ago

Plenty of word around that prison is a poor deterrent and to me it doesn't make much sense as a punishment. It should be a tool to guide the person on right tracks.

For instance, a fellow gets caught for not paying a million in taxes so they get sent to prison where they will continue to not pay and instead spend government money. For a situation like this I suggest they remain captive (not imprisoned) working for the government until they have paid their debt. Alike in prison, someone will have a constant eye on the fellow and every breath they take. After all they managed to accumulate a million of tax money so they obviously are capable.

Those who we genuinely can't trust to not be out of trouble should be locked up, for a reason.