the u.s. corrections dept at work

[basschick]

um... no. and i didn't say i did.

no one in prison has the same freedoms as those who aren't. they have no right to privacy, they can't choose their clothes, their food, their friends. they can't date, buy an ipod or buy a new car and go for a drive.

not everyone in prison murdered anyone, there are guys there for lots of other reasons. and that last year alone new evidence proved that over 20 guys in prison for over 15 years could not have commited the murders they were convicted of. but the same rules and regulations apply to all. there are guys convicted of murder at 18 who 25 years later have been born again christians and model citizens for 20 years. should they not have at least a few rights and privileges?

besides, my point was financial. who the fuck spends $50,000 to avoid spending $20,000?

Someone murders someone and you want them to have all freedoms as a lawabiding citizen except being able to go and come as they please? I'm sorry but bring back public hangings!

[rdynow]

um... no. and i didn't say i did.

no one in prison has the same freedoms as those who aren't. they have no right to privacy, they can't choose their clothes, their food, their friends. they can't date, buy an ipod or buy a new car and go for a drive.

not everyone in prison murdered anyone, there are guys there for lots of other reasons. and that last year alone new evidence proved that over 20 guys in prison for over 15 years could not have commited the murders they were convicted of. but the same rules and regulations apply to all. there are guys convicted of murder at 18 who 25 years later have been born again christians and model citizens for 20 years. should they not have at least a few rights and privileges?

besides, my point was financial. who the fuck spends $50,000 to avoid spending $20,000?

I was going by your original post “i don't see the point of "punishing" someone for life. seems like the point of lifetime incarceration is to keep someone off the street. and in any event, should all normal choices and freedoms be taken away from someone who has already lost their freedom to leave, to wear the clothes they would like to wear, to do what they want to do?”

With today’s new technologies if there is proof they are innocent they are let out. As far as someone who committed a murder at 18 and now 25 years later are so called Christians and model citizens, LOL. You must mean model inmates. I’m sorry they committed an unforgivable sin against a man, woman or child, MURDER!

Should they have more rights than the average prisoner …. Aw NO! Oh, by the way they can purchase things like a TV, CD player while in prison they just need the money to do it.

I don’t think the point was to spend $50,000 to not spend $20,000 IMHO I think the government was trying to see how far the courts were going to push criminals rights while in prison. So spending $50,000 now could millions later. If the government is going to spend $20,000 for this criminal’s procedure I have one I would like done that won’t cost them but $15,000 and I pay taxes unlike the criminal.