Rapists and Murderers should have done unto them, what they have done unto others to get themselves in prison!
I would agree with you if such a course of 'treatment' were ultimately beneficial. But if this penalty would have no developmental virtues, then I wouldn't apply it. I would rather show him mercy, and have him killed in a quick and painless way, and so ending this monsters misery.
It is just an enormous waste of tax payers money and life.
9 out of 10 people who get released from prison commit the crime that they were sent to prison for.
Not to mention if a man murders someone and gets a 30 year sentence (which is unlikely, usually it is like 9 for a first offense) they get out on parol after four years.
Utter stupidity.
I agree. The system is ridiculously lenient. I would like to know how we came to this point regarding our form of punishment for crimes, but then, I would just be revolted upon reading about our gradual softening up to this point. I heard some time ago that they released something like 20 or 30 thousand inmates in California because they couldn't afford to keep them in prisons. Really? Are you serious? What have our laws come to!