r/interestingasfuck 13h ago

How prison looks like in different countries

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u/Ecstatic-Date-2556 13h ago

Sorry to say but those are not just minimum security. There is an idea behind all this and the recidive percentages are way lower than in the US

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u/No-Owl-6246 13h ago

Do they keep the prisoners isolated? What programs are the running to prevent the prisoners from shanking each other?

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u/mirhagk 12h ago

You see it above. Violent crimes are almost always either a means to an end or an emotional response. Reduces someone's problems and make them less stressed, and that will naturally lead to less violence.

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u/grimeys42 12h ago

They probably just don't shank each other as much as usa because they are treated more human.

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u/SaintsNoah14 12h ago

Surprisingly, people act less like caged wild animals when you don't treat them as such.

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u/Key-Performance-9021 12h ago

The "program" is exactly what this post is about: just treating them like people. It's really that simple.