Mr. Santos:

In your article entitled “Does the Corrections System Care about Inmates?”, you indicate that staff members in prisons do not interact with inmates in a very positive manner, and that if they truly cared about preparing the inmates for release they would offer more opportunities for inmates to earn freedom through merits.

My questions to you are 1) Why do you think that prison staff have this apathy towards inmates which include disruptions in inmates life and alienation? Do you think it is due to failured attempts to care about the inmates?
2) Though you say opportunities to earn freedom through merits is not given, would the concept of good-time not fall into this category?

I enjoyed looking through your website and blogs, and appreciate you taking the time to answer my questions.

-Christine Allanson