Prison Culture. A Guardian reporter, speaking about England, wrote: “Anyone going to jail in this country has to adapt to a cynical, corrupt, antisocial lifestyle which does little to encourage change in post-prison behaviour” (James, 2015). This quote implies that prison culture is notably different from the culture at large, and though it speaks specifically of England, we can apply it to U.S. culture as well. For this discussion answer the following questions. What do you see as the key elements of the convict code in prison culture? What are the key elements of our culture’s moral code? Are there differences as well as similarities? Do some subcultures of the United States reflect the convict code more closely than others? A Guardian reporter, speaking about England, wrote: “Anyone going to jail in this country has to adapt to a cynical, corrupt, antisocial lifestyle which does little to encourage change in post-prison behaviour” (James, 2015). This quote implies that prison culture is notably different from the culture at large, and though it speaks specifically of England, we can apply it to U.S. culture as well. For this discussion answer the following questions.
What do you see as the key elements of the convict code in prison culture? What are the key elements of our culture’s moral code? Are there differences as well as similarities? Do some subcultures of the United States reflect the convict code more closely than others? A Guardian reporter, speaking about England, wrote: “Anyone going to jail in this country has to adapt to a cynical, corrupt, antisocial lifestyle which does little to encourage change in post-prison behaviour” (James, 2015). This quote implies that prison culture is notably different from the culture at large, and though it speaks specifically of England, we can apply it to U.S. culture as well. For this discussion answer the following questions. What do you see as the key elements of the convict code in prison culture? What are the key elements of our culture’s moral code? Are there differences as well as similarities? Do some subcultures of the United States reflect the convict code more closely than others?
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