crabapple & letter from kid

[boxofdelights]

Here's the crab-apple today.


I got email from my kid who is studying to be a nurse:

I'm listening to an interview with a nurse who works in a correctional facility in Canada.

I've always had the opinion (based on little information) that prison is an ineffective tool for handling people who act inappropriately and the term "correctional facility" is essentially false advertising. My idealistic view is that prisons should be more focused on educating & rehabilitating people, giving them the tools to avoid committing crimes in the future.

When kids act inappropriately, does time-out work? Do they learn anything from it? Are they less likely to act that way again, or are they just going to be sneakier about it next time? Does punishment actually lead to better behavior?

That last question opens it up so wide I don't know where to start.