Prisoner Strikes

[Dill]

(08-20-2018, 08:51 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: This is the first I have heard of this, and I never heard about the 2016 protests. This just crossed my Twitter feed literally about ten minutes ago. What impact, if any, do you think this will have? Do you support any of the demands being laid out?

I support most of the demands.  Ex felons should be able to vote. Not sure about people serving time. Rehabilitation should be the goal of incarceration.

The first impact the strike will have is to raise awareness of prison conditions.  Hopefully Trump will tweet something nasty and inhumane, and it will be covered on the news. Could be a wedge issue in the upcoming elections, though.

I don't have a problem with prison labor per se, but I do have a problem with others profiting off it, and perhaps driving up the inmate count.
And I agree with Benton--way too many people in prison for non-violent, especially drug-related crimes.