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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5072197" data-attributes="member: 19675">I like many of Joe Arpaio's policies myself.  Our soldiers abroad often find themselves in similar states, if not worse, so his tent city jails, to me, are inarguably humane enough.  (Point of fact, though: His jail isn't a tent city.  His jail includes a tent city on its grounds, erected to alleviate overcrowding that would have necessitated the early release of some of the prison populace by law.)However, giving prisoners more recreation makes it safer for the guards, not the prisoners.  By giving them meaningful recreational, social and creative outlets, you take away from the time they have to consider doing things like making cardboard crossbows (yes, they are real, and can deliver a lethal strike), flinging fecal bombs, etc. because they have nothing better to do with their time.  The old saying, "Idle hands are the Devil's workshop." was never more true than when dealing with inmates of a penal institution.And the fact of the matter is, MOST prisoners eventually get out of prison, at least for a short period of time.  Even the violent ones.  If you don't teach them to be better socialized citizens, if you don't try to give them the skills necessary to cope with living within our society, you're just helping create the revolving doors on the criminal justice system, because without those skills, they'll be unable to conquer the drive to commit further criminal activities.</blockquote>

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