The long dead American socialist Eugene Debs once famously said "while there is one soul in prison, I am not free".
The long dead American socialist Eugene Debs once famously said \"while there is one soul in prison, I am not free\".
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A modern, progressive society should never see prison as something that is "good" – it is, at best, a necessary evil. There are few people in prison who are "bad" or "evil"; most are there because they are poor, disadvantaged, under-educated or survived trauma, neglect and abuse in childhood. They are the people without chances. Our prisoners are often just as sinned against as they are sinners.
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Justice for teen criminals
The long dead American socialist Eugene Debs once famously said "while there is one soul in prison, I am not free".
A modern, progressive society should never see prison as something that is "good" – it is, at best, a necessary evil. There are few people in prison who are "bad" or "evil"; most are there because they are poor, disadvantaged, under-educated or survived trauma, neglect and abuse in childhood. They are the people without chances. Our prisoners are often just as sinned against as they are sinners.
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