Comment on Why are mental hospitals run like prisons?
Venator@lemmy.nz 3 months agoIta probably also a revenue gathering tactic for private psych hospitals: just like private prisons have no incentive to reduce reoffence, private psych hospitals have no incentive to help patients reenter society.
SoleInvictus@lemmy.world 3 months ago
You and many others probably know this already but for those that don’t: in countries like the United States, private prisons actually lobby to make it more likely that previous offenders will return to jail. They seek stricter sentencing so offenders are incarcerated longer and to remove funding for nonprofits and programs that provide rehabilitation.
Relevant article: aclu.org/…/private-prison-giant-corecivics-wants-…
Just let that sink in. There are human beings that are doing their best to make sure people fail and are punished without rehabilitation, hoping they become trapped in the prison system, all so shareholders can make a buck. How fucked up is that?