Letters to the Editor
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How to deal with the prison problem
The real issue is the deplorable conditions in the prison, and what can be done to alleviate them, not what Kurth deserved.
BTW - Kurth did not deserve top be raped, but for breaking the law he did deserve incarceration and a hefty fine, as well as some sort of ban on flying. And here's an idea, how about suspension of his passport for a period of time (1 year .. more?) for going to a foreign country and breaking the law.
Bigger question, more rights for prisoners or more powers to the jailers - how would you fix the problem? Seems many who have responded seem to be operating under the delusion that most people jailed for drug offences are not really bad people, and that legalizing the drug trade could solve much of the problem. Also unchallenged was the characterization of prison guards as obviously sadists. Let's let the prisoners run the jails and make meth, heroin and coke readily available to anyone with a few $$$.