Johnson C. Smith Students travel to Dakar, Senegal to study postcolonial literature and film, history and culture, social issues, and French.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
No Work No Food
The African prison system is fairly different from the American prison system. Both men and women live in one facility, but in different "apartments". While in prison they sleep on the floors aka the sand. However, there are NGO's that give televisions and radios to the prisoners. I may stand alone in this, but I personally believe that the issue lies there. Why are they given luxury items when a bed seems as if it would be more suitable. One hundred prisoners live in a cell that is equipped for twenty prisoners. The overpopulation of prisons is a problem in both Africa and America. The prisoners are only given one meal per day to eat which is rice cooked with no oil. Their families are given permission to bring food to them. What happens if their families cannot bring food or even visit? The prisoners do not wear uniforms and are not handcuffed unless they are going to the courthouse. That rule only applies to some of the rebellious prisoners at that. At night, women and men are allowed to visit each other...prisoners that is. If a woman becomes pregnant while incarcerated, she is taken to the health clinic to have her baby and then she is to go right back to prison. The baby is to be taken care of by one of her family members, which we hope she has. During the nine months of pregnancy, she is not treated any different. She is still only given one meal and is expected to work just like everyone else. No work No Food. Don't prisoners have rights to?? Are they not still human beings that made poor decisions?? Prison... A Life I don't want to live. Do you?
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