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Working on databases from prison

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849 points dvektor | 2 comments | 16 Jun 25 12:32 UTC | HN request time: 0.49s | source
1. h1fra ◴[16 Jun 25 15:25 UTC] No.44290491[source]▶
Prison is about rehabilitation, anything else is either slavery or poor politics. Very glad to see this blog post!
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2. qingcharles ◴[16 Jun 25 16:03 UTC] No.44290851[source]▶
I've got a lot of experience working with prisoners. I've almost never seen any rehabilitative programs of any value at all. Mostly the programs I see are "learn to mop floors."

I just helped someone to complete a year-long paralegal course and qualification while inside. The Illinois prison system has now banned this since (a) it came with the option of facilities awarding a 6 month reduction in the length of a non-violent sentence, (b) required the facility to allow someone to proctor the final exam.