The historical record shows that the glossy language of “reform” contributes to the normalization of prisons and jails.

In 2027, the doors of the largest state-funded infrastructure project in Indiana’s history will open. Already a winner of a “green” award for design sustainability, this public facility in the state’s northeastern corner includes 18,000 square feet of classroom space. But this is not a community center or a free public college — it is the new 4,200-bed Northwest Indiana Correctional Facility…

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  • Alaknár@sopuli.xyz
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    7 days ago

    Such a weird title… Does the author really not see the difference between THIS and THIS?

    Like, come on! There absolutely IS a way to treat inmates humanely or inhumanely…

    • LLMhater1312@piefed.socialEnglish
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      7 days ago

      You fell for the prison psy op and missed the point of the article. “More humane” prisons completely ignores the abysmal conditions that persist regardless of superficial headlines. Prisons remain a form of social control for the elite to profit off the result of the suffering that capitalism creates (violence and trauma). But it gets worse because most people in prison are just poor or non white (disproportionately).