Prison, to me, is not a widely explored social topic. They are places where the criminals, murderers, robbers, rapists, and fiends of society are locked away, shunned, and kept safely away from the outside world. This however, raised a question in mind. Can prison systems around the world serve has a rehabilitation effort rather then total life punishment?
In many instances, American prisoners are often wasting time in their cells, doing some service work but not learning much. In Turkey and Kuwait, torture is a huge mechanism of fear, thus instilling the concept of a punishing sentence. However, a unique, strict, yet cleverly effective system is Japan's.
In a Women's Prison near Tokugawa, discipline is taught through doing tasks, such as laundry, meditation constant cleaning, housekeeping and other sources of occupation. Creating and maintaining a disciplined lifestyle is often the key to rehab and bettering oneself in prison. I think other nations should following the Japanese Model. Rather than having prisoners waste their lives away, why not be productive and turn them into positive members of society instead of returning as what they were before.
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