Prison abolition isn’t “prison is bad,” it’s “prison should be abolished.” Even in the most generous reading, it’s “prison should be used as an absolute last resort,” which means wildly different things to different people.
All I’m saying is we should develop a coherent position on such a common issue.
In the same way that it will take time to advance society to a moneyless classless one, I can imagine that full prison abolition would take societal structures to be developed before it is fully realized.
Prison abolition isn’t “prison is bad,” it’s “prison should be abolished.” Even in the most generous reading, it’s “prison should be used as an absolute last resort,” which means wildly different things to different people.
All I’m saying is we should develop a coherent position on such a common issue.
In the same way that it will take time to advance society to a moneyless classless one, I can imagine that full prison abolition would take societal structures to be developed before it is fully realized.