(this reflection on the effects of imprisonment was made by US District Court Judge Dennis Challeen, as quoted in the New Zealand journal Stimulus, August 1994)
We want them to have self worth, so we destroy their self worth.
We want them to be responsible, so we take away all responsibilities.
We want them to be part of our community, so we isolate them from our community.
We want them to be positive and constructive, so we degrade them and make them useless.
We want them to be non-violent, so we put them where there is violence all around them.
We want them to be kind and loving people, so we subject them to hatred and cruelty.
We want them to quit being the tough guy, so we put them where the tough guy is respected.
We want them to quit hanging around with losers, so we put all the losers under one roof.
We want them to quit exploiting us, so we put them where they exploit each other.
We want them to take control of their own lives, own their own problems and quit being parasites - so we make them totally dependent on us
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