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[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 31 points 2 months ago (2 children)

The Arkansas Board of Corrections approved the change, which a Department of Corrections spokesperson said takes effect on Feb. 1. Prison officials said the restriction was needed in order to tamp down on contraband being smuggled into prisons.

Sounds like you need to fire these incompetent people rather than maximizing cruelty, unless maximizing cruelty was your objective.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Cruelty is pretty much the entire point of the American correctional system

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It's not a correctional system. It exists purely for punishment.

[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Hey, now, that's not really fair. It exists for exploitation, too!

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

And to intimidate the Proletariat.

[–] Gathorall@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

The US constitution does specify that punishment is free to be cruel if it is usual.

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

unless maximizing cruelty was your objective.

It was, of those people willing to engage in politics.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago

Ah, the little things that happen when you let the psychopaths run the country. AKA, old, white, rich men.

[–] pillowtags@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 months ago

They could have just required that books, etc must be shipped directly from whatever vendor they are purchased from, not like Amazon is going to assist in smuggling…

[–] digitalFatteh@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 months ago

Can't have them reading up on laws and rights when put in prison. The innocent might get out.