tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889486131503123481.post3498477980730920232..comments2023-08-29T00:44:10.463-07:00Comments on Death Row Journals: The Carrot and the StickUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889486131503123481.post-84576672828710475082017-08-26T16:01:56.244-07:002017-08-26T16:01:56.244-07:00Also again you use "we as a society" in ...Also again you use "we as a society" in this blog....by definition of law you have given up the right to be part of our society,so you need to stop referring to your self included in our society. deathrow infohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449622291625015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7889486131503123481.post-33481437386045702302017-07-03T21:06:50.304-07:002017-07-03T21:06:50.304-07:00I used to believe that we gave inmates far too man...I used to believe that we gave inmates far too many luxuries and that society was too soft on crime despite our rather high rate of incarceration. However, I spent a few years working in corrections and my tune changed entirely. <br /><br />You are exactly correct that you must use both the carrot and the stick in order to keep prisons running smoothly and to remain as safe as possible for staff and inmate alike. However, the carrot has to be used far more often than the stick for it to be truly effective. That is particularly true away from death row and when dealing with folks with a release date. Incentive based corrections helps bring about some actual rehabilitation. Punishment alone does nothing to show people the benefit of adherence to the norms of society. <br /><br />I am still a firm believer that the death penalty is an appropriate punishment for some crimes (and left to my own it would be used for several crimes other than murder). However, the way we go about carrying out the penalty is unacceptable. Taking decades to carry out the sentence means that the people we execute aren't the same people that committed the crimes. And the level of punishment between the sentence being imposed and carried out is far greater than the punishment itself. It is time for meaningful programming to be a part of death row. Segregation of the condemned needs to end. Open day rooms for a few hours a day and rec outside of dog run like enclosures are the exact carrots that we need to use. Not only would it offer true incentive for better behavior, but it would put an end to the horrific punishment endured while waiting for the punishment to be carried out. <br /><br />Worn Out Shooterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00839547859204732692noreply@blogger.com