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Old 12-14-2004, 12:14 PM  
Sly
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Originally posted by sperbonzo
I agree that the way it is set up now, it IS WAY too expensive. We definitely need to have a way to make the system less expensive and more efficient.

For example (though this doesn't have to do with the death penalty itself), I like the way that they set up prison in Maricopa county AZ. There is NO Cable TV, NO Gym, NO video games, NO Porn, NO cigarettes, crappy clothes, cheap food, etc....
Is that a test they're doing or has it proven to work already?

I'm not keen on giving prisoners all kinds of "cool stuff", but at the same time I do think prisoners need some "things" to remain sane and hopefully find their way back into society as a better person. No gym is pretty harsh and seems counter-active. I can only imagine what kind of health issues, both mental and physical, something like that could cause. I see nothing wrong with allowing prisoners to exercise, read, watch the news, things of that nature... PRODUCTIVE things. Porn, no. Video games, no. Cable, no.

You do need to keep in mind that these people will most likely get out of prison someday. I'd rather them be mentally sane then not.
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