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This clearly says US Institutions.
This person wouldn't be posting here if they were from Norway.
The question was about prisons in general, their personal experience being the basis of them questioning the ethicality of the concept of prisons.
For that matter the Norwegian example is a perfect antithesis to the punitive American system.
Therefore they were absolutely on topic. You may freshen up on comprehensive reading.
Norway is an exception to the rule. Not a generalized example. Calling out an edge case, doesn't change all of the generalized cases.
Yes thats what an antithesis is.
Therefore, off topic.
No it (and multiple other re-intergration based incareration systems are more effective and socially health than the punitive system the USA uses.
Anserweing OP's question if incareration can be made more ethical than is currently the case in the USA.
It's quite on topic really.
You go ahead and get right on that. Let me know how that goes.
Wow, so your answer is to... not even attempt anything? Just declare "nope, that's impossible (despite evidence to the contrary) so why bother trying"?
Let me know how that goes...
It's clear that, in this case, the education system could use some updating, too.
Are you attempting anything? Because bitching about it on the internet isn't far from doing nothing. What have you done in your life to change the US prison system? I'd love to hear it.
So youre saying "bitching online" does have an effect, since it's not nothing, by your own admission?
My reply was about what prisons are. I was not replying to OP
Congratulations, you're not on topic then.
W/e