(Matthew Russotto) wrote in
:

> In article >,
> Jim Yanik .> wrote:
>>Bill Smith > wrote in
m:
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Technically, the Constitution would have to be amended to remove the
>>> proscription against cruel and unusual punishment, but we don't seem
>>> to be paying much attention to that anyway.
>>>
>>> Bill Smith
>>
>>People have redefined "cruel and unusual punishment" far from what it
>>used to be. Due to our "politically correct" drift.
>>
>>Look at other countries and you will see what "cruel and unusual"
>>truly is.
>
> US prisons are already cruel, but it's largely due to the other
> inmates rather than the prison officials. That is, doing even a short
> sentence in a maximum security prison is a sentence of torture, rape,
> and quite possibly death for someone who isn't in damn good shape.
>

The "cruelty" part is not executing those who deserve execution(criminals
with long histories of violent crime),and instead putting them in among
those expected to be released back into society.

It pollutes the prison pool.

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Jim Yanik
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