... Apparently certain sections of this society have been desensitized to the point that human life has no value whatsoever. To that section of the population nothing will hold deterrent value. These people do not think about the consequences of their actions. Lack of foresight and morals, however, cannot ... punishment is a retributive justice, and no direct correlation to murder rates can be logically applied with respect to the death penalty's deterrent value. Actual statistics about the deterrent value of capital punishment are not available because it is impossible to know who may have b...

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... safety? Does profit from incarceration violate fundamental moral values or business ethics? Potential answers to these questions may be found in the statistics of prison population or in the effects of mandatory sentencing or any other laws that affect prisons. The initiatives set forth by the companies that ... not the facility is needed. It's common knowledge that the harsh drug-sentencing laws that congress passed in 1986 have greatly increased the prison population. (In 1984 just 30 percent of inmates were drug offenders; today 57 percent are) Less known is the impact of federal immi...

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... afflict on others, all they care about is the pleasure they receive. Having these demented human beings in the same environment as the rest of the population could turn into a huge disparity when they cause emotional and physical pain to others. "Rapists suffer from a biological defect, and can't ... comes time for rapists to face the punishment for what they have done, instead of being put with the rest of the prison population they need to be taken some where so they can be treated and controlled for the issues they face and continue to face. ... power and loyalty and raping is the c...

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