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Jul 30, 2016 13:27

When children act badly, one of the most common and useful punishments is isolation from anything with a "Time Out". Time Out is isolation from all contact and any form of entertainment or information. This method seems to work very well.

Perhaps it is time to do the same thing with confinement to jail. Isolation, no contact with others, no exercise equipment, no communication with others, generally just make this time a lost time for the person being incarcerated.

We could offer them a chance to obtain an education after they have completed their "time out". This education should be chosen to benefit them in a profession that would be useful for others as well as the former detainee. There are many professions that could be taught as "on the job training" which would provide a way for the student to pay for his or her training.

we could offer them a


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