The United States has the highest incarceration rate of any other country, with around 2.3 million people imprisoned in jails, prisons, and detention centers.
Frightening stuff! A therapist colleague of mine had her mind changed about prison after she became a therapist in a prison. Then she realised that all her clients there had roughly, on average, 15 ACEs. These were seriously mentally distressed and traumatised people, she then realised. And why does this traumatisation of people go on and on?! Who does it benefit?! That's enough exclamation marks - I'm distressing myself...
Frightening stuff! A therapist colleague of mine had her mind changed about prison after she became a therapist in a prison. Then she realised that all her clients there had roughly, on average, 15 ACEs. These were seriously mentally distressed and traumatised people, she then realised. And why does this traumatisation of people go on and on?! Who does it benefit?! That's enough exclamation marks - I'm distressing myself...
It all goes back to those profiteering off prisons and being able to continue expanding slave labor. It’s truly horrific!