On Aug 31, 2:15pm, James A. Donald wrote:
To put this proper perspective you should remember that the US has the most pleasant prisons in the world.
On whose reconning?! At the very least, the US is one of the largest users of capital punishment - including being one of the few countries where children can be tried as adults and executed - which sounds very comfortable to me. And let's not forget the rather unpleasant physical and sexual assault statistics which are noticed in prisons worldwide, which includes the USA.
In most of the world, indiscipline and bad behavior in the prison will get you beaten, unofficially in Australia, officially in Japan. (Yes, *corporal punishment*, gasp, oh the horror).
Want to back this up with some reliable references? I am very aware of the criticisms of the Australian prison systems, and would be the first to agree that massive reform is needed. But I have never seen reference to this, and don't believe that it would be possible to supress it in this circumstance. Ian.