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Saturday, August 23, 2014
Roundup: Creative prison design
Grits doesn't track adult prison design issues much anymore, mainly because I want the state of Texas to tear down prisons, not build new ones. But over the last few months there have been a number of noteworthy articles on the topic that may interest some readers:
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It's a really important factor in corrections and one that really doesn't get enough coverage or through put into it, compared to other mass-holding buildings such as hospitals and schools. I am concerned that our government is following bad American examples and pracitces of incarceration, rather than looking to our European neighbours for good examples.
Thanks for collecting those articles into one place Scott.
I'm in total agreement that they need to tear them down, not build more. Especially in Texas where prison is Slavery all over again and one of the biggest money making scams in Texas.
One of the biggest making making scams is the Gateway Programs at Henley and Barnet Units. The ones at Henley, if you complain on the slave like conditions as a family member one of the assistant Wardens will threatnen to send your family member back to Prison and out of that failed Gateway program.
Here's an idea from Illinois:
http://www.theonion.com/articles/illinois-department-of-corrections-unveils-new-ope,36757/
Kidding aside, Grits, I'd certainly like to see a concise essay from you about your own ideas for reducing incarceration or making it effective in reducing recidivism. I don't necessarily disagree with you, but I'm a little uncomfortable with a "let's tear down prisons" mindset. I'm also uncomfortable with trying to apply European-style answers to problem here in Texas.
Of course, decriminalizing vices such as illicit drug use would free up who-knows-how-many jail and prison beds and reduce costs to the system by billions. I'd love to see an essay from you about this.
Smaller prisons are easier to manage and control. Prison gangs flourish in prisons that are large. It's easier for prison staff and administrators to keep track of activity on smaller prisons. In Texas the rates of contraband are out of control on the state's 2250 prototype units and larger units that house several thousand inmates.
With crumbling infastructure and outdated prisons, TDCJ should look at developing smaller concepts to replace some of their larger prisons.
@ Joorie Doodie, re: "decriminalizing vices such as illicit drug use would free up who-knows-how-many jail and prison beds and reduce costs to the system by billions"
You just wrote the essay. More difficult is writing the history, or rather, making it.
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