Comments on: Susan LeFevre: Retribution or Rehabilitation http://nothirdsolution.com/2008/05/07/susan-lefevre-retribution-or-rehabilitation/ Blogging about liberty, anarchy, economics and politics Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:33:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: Dan Z http://nothirdsolution.com/2008/05/07/susan-lefevre-retribution-or-rehabilitation/#comment-3900 Dan Z Wed, 07 May 2008 23:17:10 +0000 http://nothirdsolution.com/2008/05/07/susan-lefevre-retribution-or-rehabilitation/#comment-3900 Working now in the corrections field I can see where the retribution angle takes precedence over what should be the true goal, rehabilitation. Much of the system is petty and arbitrary with the emphasis being on punishing people for actions that they committed rather than teaching them new behaviors and rehabilitating them so they do not do the same thing. In this case the women did something that by "law" was "illegal" she was sentenced to prison and escaped. In the ensuing years she has completely turned her life around, no criminal activity, married raising a family. This is rehabilitation this should be the goal. Just because she didnt serve the draconian sentence that was handed down is irrelevant. From what I have seen so far and this is working with youth, not adult corrections, the people in the system learn more diverse negative behavior and actions while in the system than they ever would have learned outside of it. It is an indictment of the system that the recidivism rate for most prisons is so high, this woman escaped the system and did what it is supposed to do, if anything she should be commended for her actions. Any punishment at this point is capricious at best and would do all harm and no good for anyone. Working now in the corrections field I can see where the retribution angle takes precedence over what should be the true goal, rehabilitation. Much of the system is petty and arbitrary with the emphasis being on punishing people for actions that they committed rather than teaching them new behaviors and rehabilitating them so they do not do the same thing. In this case the women did something that by “law” was “illegal” she was sentenced to prison and escaped. In the ensuing years she has completely turned her life around, no criminal activity, married raising a family. This is rehabilitation this should be the goal. Just because she didnt serve the draconian sentence that was handed down is irrelevant. From what I have seen so far and this is working with youth, not adult corrections, the people in the system learn more diverse negative behavior and actions while in the system than they ever would have learned outside of it. It is an indictment of the system that the recidivism rate for most prisons is so high, this woman escaped the system and did what it is supposed to do, if anything she should be commended for her actions. Any punishment at this point is capricious at best and would do all harm and no good for anyone.

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Anything I can do to get this situation out with Susan’s would be greatly appreciated.

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