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Federal judge orders Texas to air condition all prisons by the end of 2029

120 points · 202 comments · bonefishgrill

  1. QuercusMax · · focus · HN ↗
    I don't understand why Texas voters support such inhumane conditions. All these "Christians" who support this kind of cruel punishment need to have a "come to Jesus" moment, literally.
    1. sfiganio · · focus · HN ↗

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      1. NoMoreNicksLeft · · focus · HN ↗
        >People are cruel to prisoners because they enjoy being cruel to prisoners

        I don't enjoy being cruel to convicted criminals. I would much prefer they not commit crime, and that there be no need for the punishment.

        >especially given that free will is inconceivable;

        I too, have no free will in the matter. I am just a clockwork mechanism, operating as the random universe has not only ordained, but I cannot operate otherwise. Coincidentally, the nature of my mechanism makes me immune to your arguments, and no change in behavior is forthcoming. Fun, huh?

        >mass incarceration and poor prison conditions seem to increase crime

        Statistics say otherwise. Crime is down across the board the last few decades.

        >If we are to have prisons, let's be honest about why they exist: people like them.

        I agree. I like criminals being locked away from the rest of us.

        1. mschuster91 · · focus · HN ↗
          I'd like for conditions that lead to people not feeling the need to become criminals in the first place.

          Which means, housing first, end the war on drugs, provide access to mental and physical healthcare, provide a reasonable living minimum wage and some sort of UBI for those that fall through the cracks.

          1. 0xDEAFBEAD · · focus · HN ↗
            Research shows that boosting income and medical coverage does not reduce crime.

            <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cityjournal.substack.com&#x2F;p&#x2F;does-poverty-cause-crime-not-so-fast" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;cityjournal.substack.com&#x2F;p&#x2F;does-poverty-cause-crime-...

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