mother lets children die in hot car while getting her hair done.

[MaggieL]

Originally posted by sycamore

Well, yes and no. Obviously, you have a place full of convicted criminals. But if they're in prison for being a criminal, and part of the purpose is punishment, why expose them to any more criminality?

And how do you avoid that? It's not like the crime going down inside is encouraged; it's simply too expensive to prevent.

The prison represents an attempt to at least isolate the most dangerous behavior away from the bulk of society. They're simply not able to totally prevent it inside. That the criminals victimize each other isn't really by design, but rather a side effect..