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		ccakes on Sept 4, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I worked in federal prison sweatshops for 23 cents... > The person is being punished for the crime through incarceration The goal of the prison system should be rehabilitation. Punishment doesn’t mean anything if you’ve got nothing waiting for you on the outside.

Gortal278 on Sept 5, 2023 [–]

Why should it be rehabilitation? Keeping people off the street to so they can't re-offend is a pretty good goal.

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