If You Want to Reduce Recidivism You Have to Care About Inmates
You can’t have your cake and eat it, too.
A recent commenter made a statement that sparked this article. She said,
“We just don’t give a shit about guys in prison, do we? Then we complain about recidivism.” — source
The simple fact is, that you can’t treat people like animals, release them from a cage, and expect them to behave like contributing members of society. Period.
Yes, it’s really that simple.
The article Ms. Reader was commenting on was about how I may have broken my hand (I still don’t know, and still haven’t gotten an x-ray a week later) and was ridiculed by medical staff. This isn’t my first rodeo dealing with medical mistreatment or medical staff just flat-out not doing their job. I’ve been contending with another issue for over a year now and I still haven’t been told the diagnosis. I have a diagnosis.
How do I know?
A nurse let it slip during a visit. She immediately realized her error and backed up, stating that she could lose her job for telling me. I told her I wouldn’t say anything to the doctor about her faux pax and would wait for the doctor to let me know. That’s been almost a year ago, and I still don’t officially have a diagnosis…
