i think the more it is accepted that prisoners are human beings with real human rights the better. i think it is obvious that putting someone through an enforced psycholgical distress, while they are simultaneously trying to assimilate to a prison environment which isnt easy on its own, is akin to torture or assault.
but really the issue goes much deeper than this. our prison system is fucked. 30,000 inmates, right now are being kept in local police stations as a “temporary measure” until the new year. this is plainly ridiculous. even the police arent happy having to become part time jailors as well as everything else.
we need to stop using prisons as societies dustbin and stand up to the problems that the society we are responsible for creates.
pity its not going to happen, eh? might require politicians to actually do some work.
