Comments | marijke_rose: Female Prisoners in America (human rights)

marijke_rose

Female Prisoners in America (human rights)

Feb 25, 2007 14:23

Here is the articleIt's pretty bad. International standards for female prisoners seemingly do not apply in the US ( Read more... )

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marijke_rose February 25 2007, 16:12:37 UTC

I see. Most women I knew who had been incarcerated in jail said they gained too MUCH weight.. from lack of exercise (and lack of drugs in the case of meth users). But I don't know of any females that were in prison, so I have no real experience in that regard.

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marijke_rose February 26 2007, 01:50:57 UTC

Not everyone who is charged is guilty; and not all crimes are worthy of the same punishment ( ... )

eaglem16 February 27 2007, 05:01:22 UTC

hrrm... I know this quote is from Harry Potter:

"If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals." J.K. Rowling.

I really had just assumed that the laws were equal for both men and women as far as the treatment of inmates is concerned. At first, it sounded like the anti-sodomy laws that are still in effect in some states; they're so outdated that they're not used anymore, but there have been personal accounts... even in my state :\

really disturbing in either case. Thanks for posting it.

~Eagle~