Are you truly sorry?

Reform, Transparency and Justice are the three words that best describe my idea. I wouldn’t say I was inspired, but more concerned about the state of incarceration in the US. Many people who are reformed and left behind prison bars, for crimes they wholly regret doing. In contrast, many criminals are returned to society when they have full intentions to return to the life from whence they came. In 2060, I imagine a world where psychologists and incarceration officials partner to develop a procedure or technology that could accurately measure how reformed a prisoner is. After a person serves their time, or is up for parole, they should go through the test to see if they are ready to be integrated back into society. If they do not pass the test, I am unsure about what would happen. I envision a haven, similar to British Australia, where these people can indeed continue their lives. Just not in the general population. Though this may not to seem fair to the people involved or their significant others, this is being done for the good of the society they betrayed.

It is my hope that this would change prison into less of a place for punishment and more into a place with a more remedial mindset. This would encourage prisoners to be better and reward them for such.

Inspiration: A TV show Nurse Ratched. The Main character is trying to free her brother from the insane asylum. The main question in the film is is he reformed or not. I feel like that is a question that should be asked more.

Image: Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-ND 2.0) - Craig Paterson