Mass incarceration đź”’
How will the US prison system, and prison systems around the world, change in the future?
Why do societies put people in prison in the first place? 5 reasons…
- 1. To keep dangerous people away from the rest of society so they can no longer harm anyone
- 2. To deter members of society from committing crimes by making an example of criminals
- 3. To punish for punishments sake (and so the victim and victim’s family can get “retribution”)
- 4. To rehabilitate people who made mistakes so they can rejoin society in a healthy way
- 5. A tool of repression used by authoritarian regimes to imprison perceived political opponents
Broad Topics:
- What is the purpose of prisons?
- Prison philosophy in the US
- Prison philosophy in Norway
- Prison philosophy in Germany
- Prison philosophy in Canada
- Prison philosophy in China
- Key factors for landing in prison
- Key factors for re-integration
- The role of mental health
- The detriments of solitary confinement
- Psychedelic treatment for prisoners
- WTF happened in 1971?
- Ethical thought experiments
- Impact of new technologies
- Digital prison; mass surveillance
Future Scenarios:
- • Worst Case Scenario
- • Best Case Scenario
- • Most Likely Scenario
Thanks for tuning in đź”
- Website: hencethefuture.com/
- Instagram: instagram.com/hencethefuture/
- Twitter: twitter.com/hencethefuture
- YouTube: youtube.com/c/HenceTheFuturePodcast
- #HTF #HenceTheFuture
