[M 91 u2 K]

The conditions of our prisons are no joke and with our new international justices and courts following international law anyone of us could end up in jail for a politically incorrect action.

[steve8714]

If there ever was a candidate for the general population it was Geoghan.
His case has been taken to a higher court, where the judge is real lenient but the sentences are Hell.

[xJones]

The conditions of our prisons are no joke

True. Everyone has known for years that prison rape goes on constantly, for instance, but nothing is done to change things. In this Geoghan murder, he and his killer were in a supposedly protective part of the prison. Aside from all comments about Geoghan and HIS victims, crimes in prison against the weaker prisoners are rampant. Any small-framed 18 year-old going into prison - for even a minor offense - is a prime candidate for rape by the larger inmates. Violent acts go on all the time. The violent are locked away from society, but they terrorize the ones they can get ahold of.

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

... the Massachusetts prison system had abused the trust its citizens had placed in it...

Not so sure. The people of Ma know that the only slim chance for real justice for dirt like Geoghan is prison yard justice.

He should have been burned at the stake.

[verity]

Richard Cohen is a liberal dirt bag!

[Little Ray]

I like the Japanese system. The convict is stuck in a small cell by himself most of the day with only his crimes and sentences posted on the wall. No exercise; no socializing. Only short periods outside the cell to eat, do personal hygeiene, etc, under strict supervision. I think they must stagger the periods to keep the groups down to a manageable size. Any attempt to make trouble gets the convict a serious beating... again, and again, and... The guards are not going to forget you're a trouble maker.
I suppose Japs are different from Americans, but it sounds like it would work over here.
'Course the ACLU would call it cruel and unusual punishment...