You’re a prison abolitionist. You’re in a high stakes discussion where you have to answer seriously and be convincing.

Someone asks you : “yeah, but what are we to do with people breaking the law, then? What will you replace prisons with ?”

What will you answer?

Edit : Thanks a lot for your answer, they were very interesting and reflecting different ways to frame a world without prisons.

Except from one or two edgelord hot takes, of course.

  • iii@mander.xyzEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Wouldn’t giving her the mean to pay the rent prevent her from needing to take part of drug traffic ?

    From context I gather you’re from Belgium. Isn’t there already OCMW/CPAS for free housing?

    What do you do when it’s the single mom in free housing that just wants 500EUR extra cash? Find political consensus to give her a bigger free house, with a pool, and a credit card?