Reply #11: So for example [View All]

[Warren Stupidity]

a long abused woman who for whatever misguided reasons feels locked into her relationship with her abusive husband decides to kill him and is caught and convicted of 1st degree murder.

Lock her up forever in solitary confinement with no tv no exercise no books no radio and no chance of parole?

In my opinion the point of incarceration is to remove bad people from public life for a specified period of time. It is not to torture them, either mentally or physically. It is to keep them away from us gentle folk.

Offering prisoners the opportunity to rehabilitate themselves would seem like (despite its current lack of popularity) a no-brainer of a plan. Even if they never get out (and I am not opposed to life without parole, I am opposed to mandatory life without parole) allowing prisoners the opportunity to make something positive out of their life in prison does no harm and can result in good.