We don’t need the death penalty to protect innocent life. What we do need is significantly improved protection of our inmates which will protect innocent life. That means we need a sufficient amount of guards that are armed with a variety of less then lethal weapons around every area where inmates are present. This way inmates will think twice before they decide to attack another inmate unless they want to receive some nasty looking bruises from rubber bullets.
Guards are also at risk of inmate attacks. I’m not sure that you can build a prison system that absolutely protects innocent life. Criminals are very ingenious. Some of the methods used to protect others in prison, isolation in particular, can lead to mental stress that actually encourages the prisoner to lash out. Are you aware of a prison system which never experiences an assault on guards or inmates?
I do not believe there is a prison system which never experiences an assault on guards or inmates, nor do I believe that will ever exist. What I do believe is that we can significantly reduce the assault rate for guards and prisoners. It may be true that guards are also at risk of being attacked, but I still believe that if we significantly beef up guard presence in the prisons then both the inmates and the guards will be safer. I believe that loads of inmates will decide it’s not so much of a good idea to try to attack the guards. This is because the guards will be armed with assault rifles and pistols loaded with rubber bullets that only fire in the hands of the guards thanks to modern technology. They would also be armed with tasers, batons, and pepper spray. I don’t know about you, but if I was an inmate in a prison that was loaded with guards that were armed with these kinds of weapons, then I would not even dream of attacking one of these guards even if I had a decent sized shank. Even if a group of inmates does attempt to attack these guards, then we could just develop a system where an emergency team of several guards in riot gear instantly come to help the guards who are being attacked. The government needs to use some taxpaying dollars to help make this a reality in our prisons.
Add one thing. When it comes to operations prisoners are at the front of the line. They will get that kidney before anyone else.
We are not allowed to carry any weapons inside the fence. Any weapon we would carry could be taken and used by inmates. Even if weapons could only be used by officers, the ammunition would be. Inmates can be quite ingenious.
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That policy should change for the safety of our inmates and guards. This county should make use of smart gun technology and provide correction officers with smart guns that fire rubber bullets. Tasers, pepper spray, and batons would not hurt either since the guards could use these less then lethal weapons to protect themselves and other inmates from violence. By the way, I noticed on your page that your a retired CO. Id like to sincerely thank you for your service. I also hope that your daughter Rachel gets better as soon as possible.
Thank you for your concern.
I’m not imagining these smart weapons. These weapons I’m describing already exist. There is a pistol called the armatix ip1 which will not fire if it is 10 inches away from a wrist watch that comes with the gun. Now I know that you’re thinking that the inmates will try to take the wrist watch of the guards. The thing is that wouldn’t happen because we could easily invent a sturdy wrist watch that only comes off a person’s wrist if you type in a code. To be honest, I think a decent amount of inmates will not try something that risky to their wellbeing. Plus multiple guards armed with guns may look very intimidating for a decent amount of the inmates. With that being said, if an inmate stole a guards assault rifle that was connected to a wrist watch he had on, all he would have to do is remain at least 10 inches from the inmate or instantly deactivate his watch. He could then make use of his taser, pepper spray, and baton to defend himself and press a button on his waist that would instantly send in several emergency guards in riot gear. The waist button is currently a standard piece of equipment for our correction officers in the U.S.
Thankfully, it’s not. And it should be used more.
I can’t give you any evidence of epidemic abuse in our prisons, but if there are any prisons that hold serious offenders in the U.S that lack this kind of protection, then I believe there is a serious problem. It opens the door for tragedies like these to occur.
Yes, you are right, but if you notice the idea is not to rehabilitate them, if that was the case, lawmakers would ensure they have the tools needed to achieve that, but instead, barriers of all kinds are put on people who have done their sentence, they will find it almost impossible to get hired on somewhere and make sure they pay for LIFE for that crime.
The vast majority of jobs are private. The ability to get a particular job is not something that is usually taken away, except maybe by the one being convicted. The commission of certain crimes, by their nature, bar entry into some fields. I do not know what you are calling a “legitimate” job, but not all jobs are affected equally, which is why some manual labor and construction jobs are open to those previously convicted of crime.
IDK about that, Im a corporate rep for a gas station/ convenience store chain, I know for a fact to even be hired on as a cashier, at minimum wage, they do background checks on ALL new hires, and will not hire if there is any felony convictions, no matter when they happened or the severity.
I feel that double-standard perturbing. Vocational education and training can be a key strategy in reducing recidivism and encouraging rehabilitation and reintegration into society. While I feel that providing a college education may be seen as unfair, providing vocational schooling, literacy lessons and teaching trades all seem like sensible policies (though the jobs outside of prison have to exist). If there are of loads of potential Jean Val jeans sitting in our jails and prisons right now, wouldn’t you want to jump and help them become who they can be.