Show of Hands

All that I know about about prisons is mainly from watching TV and news reports of prison guards being attacked and protected by inmates. As an engineer who actually did industrial engineering work, I believe that there needs to be design modifications to counteract the ability of prison gangs to terrorize and abuse less violent inmates. Unlike college students, prison guards actually do need safe spaces. Mentally ill inmates need to be transferred to secure psychiatric facilities where they can be helped and not just incarcerated. Our prison system is archaic and probably functions as a training facility for more serious crime. There needs to be actual design and methods improvement to aid the rehabilitation effectiveness of these institutions! I believe that Germany has made significant improvements to their system which might be worth studying.