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I taught philosophy to prisoners, and I know it can help end the damaging macho prison culture (www.independent.co.uk)
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[–] MiddleWeigh 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hey, this is cool.

I fancy myself somewhat of a philosopher, and I did a little tiny bit of jail time and I did it too, mostly cause I can't help myself lol.

We had some real good talks. Some of the smartest people I've met tbh, mostly thrown to circumstance.

I agree, prison should be a learning thing, not strictly a punitive thing. It feeds the cycle of this behavior more often than not. Ime. Mostly by design, sadly.