[Gustomaximus]

I've wondered what would happen if jail culture expected people to go to trial.

So similar to how snitches are targeted, if criminals in jail start violently targeting people that didn't go to trial they might be able to tear down the system...maybe?

And to be clear this is a loose idea as I don't really know the system but it seems courts would be so flooded if everyone took this route. Prosecuters would have to stop with these rediculous threats of trial jail time vs plea deal as jails would become too full. And authorities would be forced to stop charging people for smaller crimes as they simply couldn't handle the case load in courts.

Even getting juries might be tough and start the rest of society pushing back if people were regularly being called for jury duty and disrupting their own lives.

...or something else but this would be an interesting 'fight back' by criminals.

[edbob]

George Bush introduced a PREA/Safe Prisons Program that has radically changed prison culture. Prisons are far, far safer than ever before and getting even safer as time goes on. (Since I know about Texas in particular), Texas has spent millions per prison to install hundreds of HD cameras covering nearly every square inch of ground (outside of individual cells and showers). When someone commits serious violence, they are segregated for at least 5-10 years, depending on the severity.

There are still some gang-controlled areas, but they are an exception now rather than the rule. The nanny state is firmly in control of most of the prisons.