Paris Is Reeling
And I don't mean Paris, France -- though that's happening, too.
The gossip on the 'Net is that Paris Hilton is appealing to Governor Schwarzenegger for a pardon. Perhaps she read this article: Better watch out inside, say prisoners' kin
"My ex-wife got beat up and got a black eye in this place," said a man, who declined to give his name out of fear of retribution against the woman . . . A woman who gave her name only as Melanie . . . said the general population showers together and that a large group of "very masculine lesbians" prey on them. "This is bad," she said. "She's not going to make it."
Now, I'm no fan of Paris Hilton -- she's obviously a total screw-up who flouted the rules for so long that she figured they must not apply to her any longer -- but a 45 day prison sentence should not include a 99% chance of getting beaten up and/or raped by fellow inmates. No prison sentence should include that.
Removal from society is the punishment -- everything else that now comes along with the time in jail is a result of an incarceration system that has utterly failed at monitoring or rehabilitating its population.
Instapundit has been posting lately about the desperate need for prison reform. I wonder if anyone is listening?
Could drawing attention to the plight of inmates in American prisons be the one thing of worth that Paris Hilton contributes to society?