60 Days In

There is a new TV show on A&E called 60 Days In.  It is about 7 innocent everyday people like us who volunteer to go spend 60 days in the local county jail.  Everyone has their own reason of why they signed up for this.  The guards and the prisoners both are unaware these normal people are planted in the jail.  They are each given a fake name and a cover story so the inmates and guards don't get curious.  They are also brought in at different times as well, making it as believable as possible.  A lot of the volunteers for this show want to see reform in the prison system, and feel it is not an effective system.  One former marine describes the food as better than the military.  This man is saying we feed our prisoners better than our military. Another woman comments how she has never been so lazy in her life, just laying around in jail.  Why do we just let these people sit in a room and have free time and get somewhat decent meals.  There is a strong feeling among these people that instead of letting people just sit in jail and waste time, lets make them of value in the world.  Lets have them do something productive with their time and try to make them better as people to learn and grow.  Very interesting and hits hard, especially because some of us are 18, and others will be in a few years.  Once you're 18, you could end up in jail with some of these men and women.  It was a major eye opener to me and to be smart.