That point - when they had stopped using the Chair in many states, but before it was entirely phased out by SCOTUS, crime and murder rates skyrocketed or seemed to without looking at damned statistics. Now of course, murder is common place because the worst that can happen is to get free room, board, medical, gyms entertainment for life.
Good points—we need a real deterrent for criminals—and I think I have an idea.
Mandatory Covid vaxxes for prisoners—including every booster as long as they are in prison.