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Originally Posted by Table 5
I dunno, i tend to think TV is a form of luxury, and luxuries should be kept to a minimum in a prison system (unless perhaps used as a carrot). Obviously treating prisoners like **** isn't the most productive in the long-term, but Im not a fan of making prison's just a temporary motel. Throw em a book. Let them take classes. Teach them a skill. THAT will actually help in contributing to their turnaround.
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They aren't going to read and take classes for 16 hours a day though. I don't think TV is a luxury. I don't know, maybe it is. It's a pretty cheap luxury though, compared to the alternatives. I wonder what a guard in a maximum security prison would say if you asked him if he wanted to get rid of tvs for the prisoners. My guess is "no". I haven't been inside for about 10 years but from what I remember, it's a nice peaceful distraction.
