Yeah, I’ve sent books to prisoners before and it’s disturbing how bad it is. The most requested book is an English-Spanish dictionary so they can talk to the people in there with them.
The concept of a penitentiary is to give them time to think and repent. I think it’s off base, but it’s not a bad idea. Give them philosophy and books that can give them skills, good models, good ideas, and yes entertainment.
They get TVs and tablets??
as they should. they’re already in prison. they’re still people who need stimulus and entertainment.
And they get shitty tablets. https://www.wired.com/story/electronic-tablets-in-federal-prisons-chat-apps-disabled/
On top of that, even if they want to read from the (usually very understocked) prison library, tens of thousands of books have been banned- https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/post/new-report-from-pen-america-documents-vast-book-bans-in-u-s-prisons/
It’s ridiculous how we treat prisoners.
Yeah, I’ve sent books to prisoners before and it’s disturbing how bad it is. The most requested book is an English-Spanish dictionary so they can talk to the people in there with them.
The concept of a penitentiary is to give them time to think and repent. I think it’s off base, but it’s not a bad idea. Give them philosophy and books that can give them skills, good models, good ideas, and yes entertainment.
Of course. He’s in rich people’s prison. They get all the perks.
Generally you have to pay out the ass for that stuff in prison, but I imagine he still has some money.
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