>>No, but he is being treated just like any other person in prison, no better, no worse.<<
And how would you know that? You are assuming that our correction officials have no axe to grind? If they were “just like any other person in prison” why did DHS lie about the case to congress? If you think it is just that Ramos is not allowed to read books, I wonder if you have the ability to look beyond laws and rules to see if something is right or wrong.
Did you notice that Alberto Gonzalez is involved in a scandal concerning improper political influence?
In the big picture, the government’s actions included some illegal lying (DHS), some lying that was probably just unethical (Sutton and prison officials), and a lot of excuses for doing the wrong thing. Even some of those who think the jury verdict was correct do not believe Ramos should be in prison.
Unfortunately, the whole truth probably will not be known. I agree that R&C are not blameless, but neither is the government.
Well then I suggest to you and everyone that the next time some politician is out pandering for votes by putting on his “gettin’ tough on crime” act and is trying to sell some new mandatory minimum sentence to make them liberal judges give people real time, you should tell them that you don’t support it. As it would seem that you think that the mandatory minimum 10 year sentence is something that you disagree with here. If it weren’t for that, the judge probably could have taken into consideration other factors at sentencing and they probably could have been given a much more lenient sentence. Just a suggestion.