I Can't Believe..

[sunnydays96]

Originally posted by straightBOS:
Actually, thats not entirely true. In some prisons, for prisoner and officer safety, they do seperate prisoners into certain groups.

Regardless of why they are in prison, the sate still have a duty to protect them during their time of incarceration. And, if an inmate dies due to the negligence of the penal system, familes can and do sue.

My post came off seeming to indicate all, but I should have been more specific. My post was referring primairly to the prison system throught the state of PA, this same practice goes on in other states. This topic was heavily discussed and researched in class I took.

Unfortunately, the real world prison situation is not like the prison situation seen on tv. Criminals are not sectioned off by crime and everyone is one big happy family even if they are molesters, drug dealers, serial killers, etc.. Moreover, prison crimes including deaths-happen very frequently. It's just not brought to light and there are major conspiracies going on. The public doesn't want to know and the media doesn't mention it because of the public's lack of interest- the majority of them figure, "they were criminals anyway, so what if they die".

The criminal class that I took brought up some important issues that the majority of society doesn't realize. I didn't have any knowledge about the prison system before this class, but through out it and after it, I understand that some serious reform is needed.