Dehumanization Prisoners News Today

Brutalization and dehumanization prisoners are subjected to. one of the things i thought about then, in 1990, 27 years later i still believe, if americans knew what was happening in prisons and jails with their tax money in their name, they would demand reform and they would demand change. >> the united states has the highest incarceration rate in the world. since the 1980s, the rate has skyrocketed. how did we get to this point? >> you know, you get to mass incarceration not because of crime le...

I needed to see how this inhumane system worked. >> hey, paul. roger. nice to see you. paul wright, one of the most important advocates for prison reform has himself served time in prison. >> i spent 17 years in prison myself. ive known thousands of people over the years that have been in prison. ive yet to hear a person say, you know what, prison was really good for me and i fared very well. >> you spent 17 years incarcerated? >> i did. i was really surprised when i went to prison at basically ...

>> hey, paul. roger. nice to see you. paul wright, one of the most important advocates for prison reform has himself served time in prison. >> i spent 17 years in prison myself. ive known thousands of people over the years that have been in prison. ive yet to hear a person say, you know what, prison was really good for me and i fared very well. >> you spent 17 years incarcerated? >> i did. i was really surprised when i went to prison at basically the brutalization and dehumanization prisoners ar...