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There are a lot of things that happen in jails. I've been told by a former inmate they could get drugs more easily in jail than out. Epstein. Shankings and assaults. On and on.
Why shouldn't jails have cameras recording every square inch? That would presumably allow identifying any sources of drugs, what happened in an assault, and so on.
I can't think of a reason. The one somewhat delicate issue is 'privacy', which might sound silly for a jail, but ok, inmates use the toilet, they do private things. Two options for this, one is to limit review of tapes of private areas unless there is a specific need to investigate, another is jut to say they don't have a right to privacy.
It would also help with the terrible problem of prisoner rape. It would also help with any staff wrongdoing, protecting prisoners. I don't see why this should not be done in every jail.
Why shouldn't jails have cameras recording every square inch? That would presumably allow identifying any sources of drugs, what happened in an assault, and so on.
I can't think of a reason. The one somewhat delicate issue is 'privacy', which might sound silly for a jail, but ok, inmates use the toilet, they do private things. Two options for this, one is to limit review of tapes of private areas unless there is a specific need to investigate, another is jut to say they don't have a right to privacy.
It would also help with the terrible problem of prisoner rape. It would also help with any staff wrongdoing, protecting prisoners. I don't see why this should not be done in every jail.