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Originally Posted by Coys1882
I think that jailhouse privileges and capital punishment are two separate arguments to be honest.
Support or condemn capital punishment I think 99% of us would agree that prisoners should lead a tougher life in the big house.
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There is actually a real belief that in the US there is 'institutionalized rape' - the guards allow the use of rape to occur to manage the ongoings within the prison.
Although I am clearly an idiot since I support capital punishment, what does everyone think about the conditions within the prison? What are the moral implications surrounding prison rape, or simply jail conditions? Is simply locking someone up for years and years in such an environment not unethical? I certainly did not study any form of philosophy, but I would imagine this subject has certainly had much debate.
Although I support capital punishment, I do not think rape should be tolerated, but the experience of jail should be one of either rehabilitation (can the person improve before release?) or simply removing them from society (either lock up forever or execution). If they are removed from society, how far should we go to make the stay enjoyable versus terrible? Is simple punishment even reasonable?
There are many documentaries on prison rape, here is the simple wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_..._United_States