http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/09/30/crime-and-punishment/ Miscellaneous ramblings on miscellaneous topics Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:18:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/09/30/crime-and-punishment/comment-page-1/#comment-505 Head Geek Mon, 01 Oct 2007 01:30:20 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/09/30/crime-and-punishment/#comment-505 <p>It's my blog -- I don't have to be fair. :-) But it's nice to know that there's some attempt at that kind of thing.</p> It’s my blog — I don’t have to be fair. But it’s nice to know that there’s some attempt at that kind of thing.

]]> http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/09/30/crime-and-punishment/comment-page-1/#comment-504 Joshua Lee Sun, 30 Sep 2007 16:27:31 +0000 http://geekblog.oakcircle.com/2007/09/30/crime-and-punishment/#comment-504 <p>I agree with what you wrote, but to be fair, many prison systems in the US do have (underfunded) rehabilitation programs. I recall parts of Virginia's even had tiny branches of the community college system available to some inmates, literacy programs, GED, etc. Virginia also isn't exactly the most liberal state with regards to prison conditions. Of course, many prisons have little more than shop labor and license-plate stamping, though I recall reading about one prison that had a call center (!) which I guess beats having someone from India answer your questions. ;-)</p> I agree with what you wrote, but to be fair, many prison systems in the US do have (underfunded) rehabilitation programs. I recall parts of Virginia’s even had tiny branches of the community college system available to some inmates, literacy programs, GED, etc. Virginia also isn’t exactly the most liberal state with regards to prison conditions. Of course, many prisons have little more than shop labor and license-plate stamping, though I recall reading about one prison that had a call center (!) which I guess beats having someone from India answer your questions.

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