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I really wish whomever made this got to sit down with my old boss Sasha while he explained the difference between the systems. Sasha did time in a gulag. The only reason he had while serving time was because he was Jewish. As he explained to me “At least in the USA when they imprison you they at least create bullshit charges so you know why you’re there”
I find the honesty better, tbh. Most of those prisoners are in there because they're black and strong, not because of drugs or whatever. We'd have an easier time convincing people that the system needs reforming if it wasn't deceitful.
Most of the people in the US prison system did in fact break the law. if you ever work with prisoners they will be clear about this. Very few people are there for no reason whatsoever.
Prison psychologists are very clear on this. Once you accept your own guilt you ~~are no longer a threat to the system.~~