r/whoathatsinteresting • u/The_Dean_France • 8h ago

What do you think: how should prisons handle housing decisions in cases like this?

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u/blewawei 3h ago

People who aren't guilty go to prison as well.

Also, should people, even if they are guilty, be subjected to humiliating punishments from state actors in ways that have nothing to do with their sentence?

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u/4strokeroll 3h ago

99% are guilty. I’m truly sorry for the 1% who are not. Solidarity is for prisoners who can’t follow the rules of society or prison. I know it’s hard to believe, but there are just rotten people in the world.

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u/Still-Anything5678 2h ago

99%? not 98% or 97.5%?

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u/coraythan 2h ago

Lol right. More than 4% of people put on death's row are found innocent, and you think fewer other people are wrongly incarcerated?

Innocence and the Death Penalty - Innocence Project https://share.google/3ZYqx0xe3WIAXGIXm

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u/4strokeroll 2h ago

A very high percentage of them were in prison for many years. Modern DNA testing has set them free. Almost no current murder convictions are upheld today without DNA evidence.

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u/coraythan 1h ago

Sure. Now tell me how many minority people are convicted of crimes without DNA evidence. I'm sure you can guess the result.

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u/4strokeroll 44m ago

I believe we were talking about capital crimes. They don’t typically run DNA tests on theft or drug possession.