I think the US justice system is probably the weakest part of our government. I don’t know what it ought to be, but I think it ought to be re-invented. I would like to see mandated quick trials, mandatory sentences (including death sentences), limited appeals, and — perhaps most importantly — mandated prison sentences for attorneys and judges who make poor decisions that result in additional criminal behavior (ex. no bail for the accused murderer who then goes out and kills again? That judge should be made to regret that decision).
In short: I want more harshness, and I think the counter-argument (”Some innocent people might suffer”) is very weak because I look around right now and I see millions and millions of people who are suffering because of our current system.
Cut permissible appeals times to max 3 months for capital crimes. Make capital crimes actually capital crimes. Capital means the head and refers to cutting it off. We don’t have to institute the guillotine but the electric chair would be a good step, or rope.