IT should certainly have been executed long ago.
But the New Jersey State Supreme Court, Florida not withstanding, the most liberal court in the nation, (and the creation of RINO Chrissie "Its my Party Too" Whitman) has repeatedly ignored the wishes of the majority of New Jerseyians and exercized "judicial nullification" by finding one loopholes or another to prevent the execution of the some most heinous killers in history.
This freak should most certainly not be rewarded for behaving well in prison. Such behavior should be an expectation, and the prison authorities should have the power to impose it by any means necessaey.
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This freak should most certainly not be rewarded for behaving well in prison. Such behavior should be an expectation, and the prison authorities should have the power to impose it by any means necessary"
Hopefully this particular individual will finally be successfully sentenced to death in his third trial.
But stepping back from him as an individual, there are three good reason for a reward based system in prisons.
1. It makes the prison safer - safer for the guards, safer for the weaker inmates - this lowers heath care costs and insurance cost and makes it easier to retain good guards. Without this increased safety you have to go to a supermax type environment that is VERY expensive.
2. Many of these people get out of prison, most people are in prison for drugs or non-capital crimes. A reward system is an opportunity to influence their behavior beyond simple forced obedience through fear.
3. Some of them will never get out. That makes small rewards critical to their behavior. Not only does effect safety as above, but these types interact with those prisoners who will get out and indirectly they still effect society.