The Official Prison Discussion Thread

Originally posted by botankus
I think the title of this thread should have been reserved for KMC users who are actually posting from prison. Maybe a mod can rename this thread, "People who have never been behind bars for a lengthy period of time yet know all sorts of things about the big house" and keep the title of "Official Prison Discussion Thread" reserved for the actual computer-literate murderers? kthanx

I did three years in the Arizona State Penn, so I think I know a thing or two.

Originally posted by Quiero Mota
I did three years in the Arizona State Penn, so I think I know a thing or two.

Are you on the loose, or were you granted parole?

Either way, if anyone here at KMC is currently using a fork and butter knife to dig their way out of prison, maybe you could help them out by offering better advice.

Prison is neither good nor bad.

It's Necessary...

Originally posted by WrathfulDwarf
Prison is neither good nor bad.

It's Necessary...

To keep victims safe.

Originally posted by WrathfulDwarf
To keep victims safe.

Restraining orders don't mean too much if the guy's psychotic:

Take a girl who reports an ex-boyfriend loser for beating the sh*t out of her. He serves 2 years or whatever, then he gets out and she's got a restraining order against him. Well, f*ck that, he's just gonna go over to his house and beat her some more for ratting him out. If he thinks he might go back to prison, he'll probably kill her for two reasons: a) she can't rat on him anymore, or b) if the house is surrounded, sort of like a suicide bomber (he takes his life, too, in some cases)

Originally posted by botankus
Well, f*ck that,

Originally posted by lord xyz
Yeah, because it's not like the police can track his every move and stop him. I mean, they have CCTV in streets now, I don't think he guy could go there, or even outside his own house.

If the psycho is hellbent on doing it, he will. The cameras aren't gonna physically stop him.

Originally posted by lord xyz
Yeah, because it's not like the police can track his every move and stop him. I mean, they have CCTV in streets now, I don't think he guy could go there, or even outside his own house.

That example I gave happened to my cousin-in-law in rural North Carolina, where there are more dirt roads than CCTV's.

The threats (not from just him, but from about 6 of his "friends" who had no criminal record) got so bad she had to move 2 hours away to Wilmington, NC. She still got threats there, but luckily he was arrested before he or his friends could get to her, so he's doing time now and his friends just wait until he gets out again.

Originally posted by botankus
That example I gave happened to my cousin-in-law in rural North Carolina, where there are more dirt roads than CCTV's.

The threats (not from just him, but from about 6 of his "friends" who had no criminal record) got so bad she had to move 2 hours away to Wilmington, NC. She still got threats there, but luckily he was arrested before he or his friends could get to her, so he's doing time now and his friends just wait until he gets out again.

He got arrested for drunk driving in a separate incident, of which he violated his probation and got tossed back into the slammer.

BTW, his friends did not get arrested. They are out and about and have threatened her just as much. Fortunately for her now, she moved to NYC so they're out of her life. None of those jerks has enough gas money to get up there.

EDIT - Double Post - Stupid computer error.

Prisons are needed, no doubt. They keep the animals of our society locked away. I have mixed views on the death penalty but I think that the prison system in many countries is too lenient.

Originally posted by The Pict
Prisons are needed, no doubt. They keep the animals of our society locked away. I have mixed views on the death penalty but I think that the prison system in many countries is too lenient.

I have to agree here, and other hand I have to disagree.

Death penalty in sometimes seems deserved but the problem with the death penalty is that it ussually starts with just for the worst murderers caught on video tape and everything and can eventually go to people suspected of murder and or rape and things like that.

Punishments are an even harder thing, putting somebody in jail for the rest of his life seems like a good thing if he's a murderer. On the other hand he might improve his life and never do it again and actually live life like a normal person, so 10 years in prison should be enough and he could rehabilitate in that time. Then again 10 years isn't very long and 50 sounds better but after 50 years you are never going to function again in society.

I guess it depends on what you really want, punishment or rehabilitation....

The Death Penalty really is the lesser of two evils. But that's still not good. and this thread is about Prison, morons who wanna keep the death penalty can talk in the death penalty thread.

Now that that's cleared up, onto prison.

After some deep thought, maybe prison should still stay in countries where it works, and where it is too important to give up. However in Britain, I think we would be better off without it. Same with a few other Euro countries like Germany and Holland.

Originally posted by lord xyz
The Death Penalty really is the lesser of two evils. But that's still not good. and this thread is about Prison, morons who wanna keep the death penalty can talk in the death penalty thread.

Now that that's cleared up, onto prison.

After some deep thought, maybe prison should still stay in countries where it works, and where it is too important to give up. However in Britain, I think we would be better off without it. Same with a few other Euro countries like Germany and Holland.

I'm pretty sure you were the first person to make a reference to the death penalty.
And do away with prison in Britain! And have thousands of killers and rapists back on the streets? That's a really stupid idea.

Originally posted by lord xyz
The Death Penalty really is the lesser of two evils. But that's still not good. and this thread is about Prison, morons who wanna keep the death penalty can talk in the death penalty thread.

Now that that's cleared up, onto prison.

After some deep thought, maybe prison should still stay in countries where it works, and where it is too important to give up. However in Britain, I think we would be better off without it. Same with a few other Euro countries like Germany and Holland.

Do away with prisons? I agree the justice system here doesn't always work and sometimes people who shouldn't have been let out are, but do away with the entire system? Every person that does come out changed is another person who'se life would have been ruined by staying in prison. Sometimes rehabilitation does happen.

Originally posted by The Pict
I'm pretty sure you were the first person to make a reference to the death penalty.
And do away with prison in Britain! And have thousands of killers and rapists back on the streets? That's a really stupid idea.

Originally posted by ADarksideJedi
Locking them up will teach them a lesson.But I favor the chair if they had cause a murder.But that is just me.jm

As for the other two points, I think you should look again.