Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20140313:19:52:00
They gave lot of responsibility to their prison mer to mimic what real life would be like. roughly speaking, countries that do that have about a 10% recidivism rate, meaning criminals that will return to prison again. in the u.s. it's roughly 50% because we are not doing -- we have cut work programs, education programs to help these criminals reintegrate into the world. we're harming ourselves. 95% of people held in solitaire confinement will return to the world someday. >> and that's the law and order argument beyond the humanitarian pointious raise in your report. laura diamond, thanks for j...