One last thought about Singapore politics

A train I rode on towards the end of my stay was full of these door-hangers recruiting for the prison service.

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My first reaction was to be terrified that Singapore has a ‘compelling vision’ about incarceration.

But… at least they’re claiming that their prisons are good for their prisoners.  I don’t think I’ve heard the word ‘rehabilitation’ used in that context in the US since the 1970’s.  Which is more evil — prisons as tools of reform, or prisons as tools of punishment?

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