[sobieski]

You have a totalitarian mind. The state is responsible for those it incarcerates. Massachusetts did not fulfill its responsibility. It doesn't matter which crime Mr. Geoghan committed: he was not given a death penalty by the state. It had a responsibility to protect him. Mr. Durce (?) threatened to do harm to Mr. Geoghan, and the state did not respond.

[At _War_With_Liberals]

"The state is responsible for those it incarcerates."

Nope. Maybe in Communism it is 100% responsible. The State cannot control the behavior of 1 nut acting out. There is no evidence that they were negligent- just rumor. They were protecting him 99% of the time. 100% protection can never be guaranteed.

Were you born in Poland?