Fun fact… This building used to be a high school.
Clean food, conditions, and safety should be afforded every incarcerated individual.
sure seems like it only goes to those with wealth and connections though
I think that’s why everyone is so disgusted by this. I’m not upset that a prisoner serving her time is living as a human. I’m annoyed that this is highly unusual, and she is one of the few that is, and it’s because of her status.
I’d rather ALL prisoners got this kind of treatment, not just certain privileged ones.
Could not agree more. I remember people that were even more centrist having (negative) hot-takes to Michael Moore when he was showing the prison system in another country that was far more enlightened, and that kind of thing continues to disappoint me.
The best progress, such as it is, that I’ve seen when it comes to prison in this country are on two fronts - one, I’ve seen moderators in some corners (like Wonkette’s comment section) that will come down on “jokes” about rape, even male rape prison. But for most of my life, I it’s just common currency to hear people think that it is hilarious that men will be subjected to rape in prison. Because if they are not able to fight off a rape, that makes them gayyyy, geddit? I have just never understood why that is considered a real kneeslapper.
Most of these same people, would never think to “joke” about women getting raped in prison. It’s one of those weird cultural things that I hope is changing. Even W had some effort at trying to crack down on it, rather than just thinking it is somehow normal to have males getting raped as part of a supposed rehabilitation system…
But in general, this country has a very weird moral system that is all too prevalent. Obviously not everyone, but just enough to be problematic, that’s for sure.
Go to prison, no matter how trivial (or non-existent) the offense? Well, if you are male, maybe rape is part of the experience, because you probably deserve that for reasons. And certainly for everyone that goes to prison, they should be fed rotten food and unclean water and subjected to violence of other kinds, too.
Because that’s just some real “morality” at work.
Well said. I see this disgusting attitude among so many “leftists,” even. It’s disturbing.
I’ve seen the same - at least when talking about sending some wingnut off to prison. I’m glad places like Wonkette ride herd on that really well. When it comes to moderation, it’s hard to get it right, but that place seems to do it about as well as one could ask…
I think BoingBoing might have had a thing about moderating that out, too, but at some point some years ago, they completely jumped the shark on moderation, and it turned into a navel-gazing far-left Oppression Olympics circle-jerk and no real conversations of any real kind could take place there. And then they took their comments behind a paywall, LOL, so they now stand as a shining example of how NOT to moderate, IMHO.
LOL, “allegations of special treatment”.
Also, why is she the only one in prison?
Child rapists get a pass if they’re rich enough.
It’s a fucked up world.
For some reason when the American president fucks and traffics kids any and all law enforcement just throw their hands up in the air and shrug, at all levels. And the American people elect him, again
The other one is dead and the third one is POTUS.
Aren’t there a lot more involved, though?
The others are wealthy.
And one of them used to have a royal title. Used to.
In this Democrat-manufactured hoax? Which is critical to release to ensure justice fir victims but which is also not existing and is on Bondi’s desk? Of course not, otherwise Patel would be guilty of false statements to Congress for saying only Epstein did it. The hoax. Which doesn’t exist now.
Good things come to those who wait.
