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Lebanon’s parliament abolished the death penalty, making it the first country in the Arab world to replace the sentencing with life imprisonment with aggravated hard labor (apnews.com)
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[–] 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

At this point its more like the whole concept of prisons in general.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Sure, but you're talking about "the system" as if every country was exactly the same. Different countries handle rehabilitation differently, and not every country has the same disclosure requirements (for example). We're talking about a spectrum here. If you're gonna talk about how "the system" works, we need to be on the same page as to what we're talking about - specifically, WHERE we're talking about. Talking in generalities can make things too abstract and confusing.

    A case study can help illustrate what you're talking about. For example, are we talking about the UK? Or are we talking about the USA? Or are we talking about Lebanon? Because I suspect "the system" means drastically different things depending on the answer.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    Sure, but you're disregarding the whole meaning of the thread. Generality is the focus here not a distinct prison system specifically.

    Paraphrasing a comment, there is no way to reverse damage done to a person across 20 years - this isn't just a prison problem but a problem which stretches way further, by intrinsic and extrinsic variables and isnt just limited to a nationality - but happens worldwide.

    I do advise to reread the thread, as threads do have the capacity to branch off the main post (conceptually) - unless you replied to the wrong comment.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    Paraphrasing a comment, there is no way to reverse damage done to a person across 20 years - this isn’t just a prison problem but a problem which stretches way further, by intrinsic and extrinsic variables and isnt just limited to a nationality - but happens worldwide.

    Obviously there's no way to reverse time but you can do a damn sight more than you could if they were dead.

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