Scripture Calls for Inmate Rights

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Some f’rinstances based upon some of the things in this thread. Medical care/medication: this has always been something which a jail or prison MUST provide–IF A PRISONER HAS A BONA FIDE MEDICAL CONDITON VERIFIED BY PRISON MEDICAL STAFF. Generally, if one comes into prison with a medical condition attested by an outside physician, prison medical personnel will review the medical records and verify the condition–because there ARE outside medical people who are corrupt, or who were lured into enabling someone’s addition, etcetera. There are even cases where treatments or medication have been prescribed by people who are NOT doctors. Abuse/bullying by correctional officer or staff: Correctional officers in federal and most state institutions DO receive psychiatric evaluations during the hiring process. And allegations ARE investigated. In some cases, review boards even include one or more prisoners. In today’s prisons, EVERYTHING gets videorecorded, yet prisoners make blatantly false allegations repeatedly.

 

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The American courts are intensely jealous to protect the rights of prisoners to legal help and religious freedom–but both lawyers and “clergy” have acted as venues for illicit activity. So have wives/girlfriends. Religious services have been used to make criminal ‘contacts’ or even to commit assaults. So far as conjugal visits: some prisons are exploring this, but keep in mind that our prison system is rampant with communicable diseases. Cell phones are not provided because prisoners can use these to harrass victims, run scams, or even hone parts of the plastic casing into weapons. Again–while there are many things Christians can and should do to help make prison a more humane place, do not allow idealism to cloud judgement about the real nature of many prisoners.