Swedish prison system

[Jacob Morres]

https://thehorizonsun.com/features/2020/12/18/the-swedish-prison-system/

America could use Sweden prison system. 

Sweden apparently treats prisoners as people with psychological needs and prisons as rehabilitation centers 

They also apparently have the lowest prisoner re-enter rate

In America, prison employees usually  say the phrase "you'll be back" to the prisoners. It's a known trope which speaks to how poorly they are run

Edited August 7, 2023 by Jacob Morres

[mojsterr]

Because in the US it's a business

[Leo Gura]

Sweden has a much smaller prison system, much less crime, and much more resources per capita.

[Guest Tobia]

@Leo Gura same argument is used for the healthcare system... Then you find out that the US spend way more per capita and gets horribly worse results.

Germany has 80 million people and its prison system is not far different than Sweden's.

In Europe, prison mostly functions to rehabilitate people.

In the US, it's a for profit business.

The corrupt private prison system that exists in the US would be considered absurd by any european conservative. 

Same for healthcare for all, it is not progressive vs conservative, it is just simple common sense and rational in civilized society. 

No european conservative with a brain would dismantle public healthcare, it would be considered insane

[Leo Gura]

@Tobia Of course there's truth in what you say. But I still think reforming the US prison system is a lot more complex than it was for Sweden to do, and not just because of profit motive, but of course that's a factor.

Transitioning the US prison system to the Swedish prison system would be a monumental task, and after all is done the voters wouldn't even feel the effects of it very much. So that makes it extra difficult. It's hard to win an election on the platform of: we're gonna spend billions and billions to make the lives of criminals easier while the working people get nothing. That's how it would be spun.

Edited August 7, 2023 by Leo Gura