Randomguy Posted March 23, 2020 Share #1 Posted March 23, 2020 Interesting question about what to do with prisoners. Do you let non-violent prisoners out, now that prisons are getting hit hard with the virus? Or do you say "No way, they are hyper-infected and will be set free to infect everyone NOT in prison? In a way, they are crammed in with the virus, why let that out in the broader population? Discus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted March 23, 2020 Share #2 Posted March 23, 2020 I thought about this last night. Don't do the crime if you can't do the time. We could rent some space in the Mexican prison system. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 23, 2020 Share #3 Posted March 23, 2020 10 minutes ago, Randomguy said: Interesting question about what to do with prisoners. Do you let non-violent prisoners out, now that prisons are getting hit hard with the virus? Or do you say "No way, they are hyper-infected and will be set free to infect everyone NOT in prison? In a way, they are crammed in with the virus, why let that out in the broader population? Discus. I'm sure, if asked, there is a well thought out and behind the scenes solution in place and active. You need to stop asking stupid questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted March 23, 2020 7 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: I'm sure, if asked, there is a well thought out and behind the scenes solution in place and active. You need to stop ask stupid questions. First, there is not a well thought out solution, otherwise they would be doing it. Second, I ask the best questions in the place, great questions. Scientists are amazed at my ability to ask great questions. I am a super stable genius at questions, as everybody knows. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 23, 2020 Share #5 Posted March 23, 2020 3 minutes ago, Randomguy said: First, there is not a well thought out solution, otherwise they would be doing it. Second, I ask the best questions in the place, great questions. Scientists are amazed at my ability to ask great questions. I am a super stable genius at questions, as everybody knows. We have the greatest minds working on this. They're working really hard. And your questions? Your NASTY questions? Well, they're just stupid but what do we expect??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted March 23, 2020 Just now, Razors Edge said: We have the greatest minds working on this. They're working really hard. And your questions? Your NASTY questions? Well, their just stupid but what do we expect??? There are no stupid questions, just stupid answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tizeye Posted March 23, 2020 Share #7 Posted March 23, 2020 Taking it to a different level on the Federal side, I heard on the news last night that Conservatives were upset that Attorney General Barr is intentionally slowing down trials to avoid large gatherings. While it makes sense, if you can't make bail, you sit in jail and if you made bail and were innocent (they all say they are) it is an issue hanging over your head for an extended period of time impacting personal planning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted March 23, 2020 Share #8 Posted March 23, 2020 Hard core criminals in isolation and private and semi private cells should be okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen ★ Posted March 23, 2020 Share #9 Posted March 23, 2020 Harvey Weinstein got the bug. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted March 23, 2020 Share #10 Posted March 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Randomguy said: There are no stupid questions, only stupid people asking questions. FIFY 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share #11 Posted March 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, Zephyr said: FIFY Actually, I think most questions are stupid. Plus the answers. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted March 23, 2020 Share #12 Posted March 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Randomguy said: Actually, I think most questions are stupid. Plus the answers. Are there stupid funny questions? Or funny stupid questions? I don't think I mind either of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share #13 Posted March 23, 2020 1 minute ago, Razors Edge said: Are there stupid funny questions? Or funny stupid questions? I don't think I mind either of those. They are all fun to ask (and answer). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted March 23, 2020 Share #14 Posted March 23, 2020 Part of me says too freaking bad but the prison guards are also at risk. My initial thought is they should shelter in place and bring resources to them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 23, 2020 Author Share #15 Posted March 23, 2020 15 minutes ago, ChrisL said: Part of me says too freaking bad but the prison guards are also at risk. My initial thought is they should shelter in place and bring resources to them. The guards at Riker's are virtually indistinguishable from the prisoners, they seem like criminals who just haven't got caught (yet). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted March 23, 2020 Share #16 Posted March 23, 2020 29 minutes ago, Allen said: Harvey Weinstein got the bug. Heard that this AM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted March 23, 2020 Share #17 Posted March 23, 2020 31 minutes ago, Allen said: Harvey Weinstein got the bug. He probably went around licking doorknobs(literally, not meant as a metaphor) hoping to get sick. My heart bleeds pus for him 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted March 23, 2020 Share #18 Posted March 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Randomguy said: Interesting question about what to do with prisoners. Do you let non-violent prisoners out, now that prisons are getting hit hard with the virus? Or do you say "No way, they are hyper-infected and will be set free to infect everyone NOT in prison? In a way, they are crammed in with the virus, why let that out in the broader population? Discus. I haven't heard of prisoners getting hit. Baltimore's State's Attorney proposed letting prisoners sentences for non-violent crimes to be released, while the governor didn't like the idea of turning them away from a safe location to the community where the virus is. If the prisons are getting it. That changes the whole analysis. Of course, if you're under 60 and have no other health issues and no health insurance, where would you rather catch it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted March 23, 2020 Share #19 Posted March 23, 2020 We already made a mistake bringing citizens home from Wuhan at the height of the infection there and then bringing passengers from a cruise ship in Yokohama back to this country. Is it just a coincidence that the two western epicenters of the virus in this country are from the areas that we put them. If the prisons have Covid then they can serve as a quarantine area. One would hope that they have learned to pay attention to protecting the staff by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted March 23, 2020 Share #20 Posted March 23, 2020 Isn't isolation part of the prison gig? Practice that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted March 23, 2020 Share #21 Posted March 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Allen said: Harvey Weinstein got the bug. Uh, oh... Another person with too many contacts, that may mysteriously expire in prison. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted March 23, 2020 Share #22 Posted March 23, 2020 28 minutes ago, Wilbur said: Uh, oh... Another person with too many contacts, that may mysteriously expire in prison. But THEY won't hang two in a row, that would be suspicious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted March 23, 2020 Share #23 Posted March 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Zephyr said: But THEY won't hang two in a row, that would be suspicious Hillary went and caught herself to Covid, then liplocked Harvey. You can all thank me later for that visual now stuck in your brain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted March 23, 2020 Share #24 Posted March 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, 12string said: Hillary went and caught herself to Covid, then liplocked Harvey. You can all thank me later for that visual now stuck in your brain I just threw up in my mouth a little bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forum Administrator Posted March 24, 2020 Share #25 Posted March 24, 2020 This is tough for me.... I work with a lot of these guys. The prison where I teach is considered a "last stop." You are either a good inmate about to be released, or you are going to die in prison. You might not have a death sentence, but you are 45 years old serving a 50 year sentence. Should a jail sentence of a few years be a death sentence? These guys do not have the option of social distancing. Bunks are literally a few feet from each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted March 24, 2020 Share #26 Posted March 24, 2020 6 hours ago, Forum Administrator said: This is tough for me.... I work with a lot of these guys. The prison where I teach is considered a "last stop." You are either a good inmate about to be released, or you are going to die in prison. You might not have a death sentence, but you are 45 years old serving a 50 year sentence. Should a jail sentence of a few years be a death sentence? These guys do not have the option of social distancing. Bunks are literally a few feet from each other. It's a balancing act between the needs and rights of individuals and the needs and rights of society in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted March 24, 2020 Share #27 Posted March 24, 2020 Actually, I think they could probably isolate new inmates from the current residents. You could do that for a while. That would slow infection rates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share #28 Posted March 24, 2020 3 hours ago, donkpow said: Actually, I think they could probably isolate new inmates from the current residents. You could do that for a while. That would slow infection rates. Hmm, maybe not, because of the guards and staff coming in and out. You bring one case in, then you get a bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted March 24, 2020 Share #29 Posted March 24, 2020 8 minutes ago, Randomguy said: Hmm, maybe not, because of the guards and staff coming in and out. You bring one case in, then you get a bunch. As far as staff, you are looking at similar as in the health care setting. It can be managed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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