• FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Right or wrong, the whole point of incarceration is removing freedoms as punitive punishment for committing crimes.

    Probation, supervised release, it’s not the same as having served the sentence (and therefore gaining most rights back,). For example, a pedophile is probably going to never be allowed to work around kids and doing so on probation or sup. release is going to see them sent back into jail.

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      4 months ago

      It’s wrong. Incarceration doesn’t mean you lose your citizenship and citizens of the US are still entitled to basic rights such as speech. Prisoners supposedly have rights that protect them from the state.

      We should all be more upset about this

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        4 months ago

        Prisoners have rights? As the last constitutionally protected form of slaves?

        And yes. It’s wrong.

        I just think if we solve the larger problem this won’t be an issue.

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          Prisoners still have the rights of the 1st, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th amendments. They are many cases of prisoners successfully sueing for having those rights violated.

          We shouldn’t act like they don’t exist simply because some of the powers that be want to pretend they don’t