re: #177 Sionainn

In theory, no, it’s not hard. In reality? In a system where prisoners are dehumanized and are treated as “just a number” (in the best case scenario)? It’s much harder. There is a presumption, I think, that runs from the beat cops to the district attorney’s office to prison guards to probation officers that if you’re here you’re guilty and you get what you deserve. And then there’s how normal people feel about people who are accused of crimes, convicted, and imprisoned - a lot of people are typically offended that prisoners get schooling “on our dime”, even though education reduces the chances of them being repeat offenders.