SENTENCING: “Cruel and unusual” to whom?
Let me get this straight: Cruel and unusual punishment seems to be directed to prisoners who have been duly convicted of their crimes. My question is, what is their punishment? I understand a prescribed length of incarceration. But does that have to include a sunroom (which I do not have), a weight room (which I do not have), a library (which I do not have), a computer room (which I do not have) and someone else to pay for their residence, heat and air conditioning, medical needs, laundry and daily meals. Why are taxpayers burdened with these financial obligations?
It’s my understanding that the original rationale for incarceration for a crime was to make the stay so unpleasant as to make the prisoner never want to offend again.
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