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> Quite a few other developed countries than ours are able to successfully rehabilitate prisoners, and have a very low rate of recidivism.

I think we can learn quite a bit from those places, and do better. I don't think the cruelty of the system helps at all.

But I don't think that the problems that the US faces with criminality and criminal behavior are exactly the same as what other developed nations face. Just looking at different outcomes isn't super compelling evidence.



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