Did you know that the incarceration rate per 100,000 people in countries that Cuban ranks seventh out of all countries? Astonishing you could call this, other insane, but it means change and a wake up call. You look around at Cuba and you first think of how much of a bad place it is and this could be true. Its prisons, old and outdated, is one of Cuba's most notable things. Their unwillingness to change is making them look like a very poor place when in reality it's kinda nice. Cuba’s prisons not only outdated, but they are in very poor condition and solutions that have been offered up have not be realized yet to them.
Over crowded prisons have been a big problem for Cuba. “Using the government total …show more content…
First of all, they have no solution but to build more prisons. Second, we don't need to keep building health hazard, hectic, horrible, and bad prisons if they are going to look bad. They need to redo these prisons, clean them and take care of them. When you make prisoners feel unconvertible, they will start to get angry and get themselves into more trouble. If you will let the prisoners help with the clean up then they will learn to be more successful at a job. Once they clean up, they can start to make more prisons but those also have to be big and clean as well. The only negative about this plan is that Cuba is not rich, some of their wealthy allies would not give money to them to make prisons because it would not be of importance to them. Prisoners are people too and I think Cuba has kinda lost it when it comes down to that. Think about this, if people aren't safe then they are not going to act safe. Since Cuban prisons have not been fixed, they thought that there's no problem, and that it can be fixed in the …show more content…
"The conditions here at Combinado del Este are subhuman, and the food is unfit for human consumption,"(Moore). This is Douglas Moore speaking, he’s American and is convicted of a drug offense. He is staying at Combinado del Este which is ten miles from another famous prison called Havana. He states that he's been abused by being chained by his hands, legs and has been beaten pretty bad. He says his sink is broken and when you need to go to the toilet, you need to be careful because it has cracks in it. The same article also states, “The grime on the walls is so thick that when an inmate wipes it with a napkin, the paper becomes blackened with filth”(McConnell and Todd). A health hazard, this makes Cuban prisons something that's undesirable for anyone, but it can defitly be