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How about a prisoner exchange program? US prisoners to 3rd world prisons?
I'm from a 3rd world country. I would say I'm middle-class right now, but I used to be poor. I saw a few 'prison' shows in the US (cable TV) and I got a few ideas.
US prisons are filled with riots and violent, disobedient, disrespectful prisoners.
From a citizen of a 3rd world country, I find it quite amusing. US prisoners are afforded clean, beautiful (from a 3rd world perspective, again), air-conditioned, organized, well-lit, hygienic and sanitized facilities. AND...prisoners get 3 meals a day. I saw their trays and it contained more than 3 dishes!
Yet they still feel they need to rebel.
We have those same facilities in our countries; here, those are called CONDOMINIUMS.
I have personally been to (a city) jail here once. The size was about 20 by 40 feet. It is ideal for around 15 prisoners.
There were around 190 to 210 prisoners when I arrived. The temperature was around 97 with 90% humidity. There was no windows. Within 30 minutes I was robbed of my watch and shoes. When I needed to go to the toilet, I saw a broken, very dirty clay toilet filled with feces (the floor around it were splattered with crap as well), in short, there was no flush and the toilet was broken. The first meal came at 11 am - half a cup of foul-smelling rice and a small cup of sour broth with a piece of rotted meat.
Like in the states, there are also a lot of violence (gang-related etc), but you have to contend with the police also. You see, the jail guards use the prisoners for robberies, extortion, kidnapping and murder. They let them out, let them do those stuff and come back to jail. In exchange, they get a good meal and some cigarettes. If they say no, they simply 'disappear' (forever).
My proposal - All US prisoners who keep on breaking US prison rules be exchanged with our good-behavior inmates.
Not an exaggeration - A lot of street people here would kill (literally and figuratively) to get in a US prison because of all those privileges. They would simply think it is a blessing from heaven.
I know my proposal crazy, but wouldn't it be great? hehe