tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post114797773647275909..comments2023-10-16T12:15:33.735-04:00Comments on Abolish the Death Penalty: The myth of prison as country clubabe@abolition.orghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17673303302445527734noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post-1149006520409641082006-05-30T12:28:00.000-04:002006-05-30T12:28:00.000-04:00i'd like to ask our "friend" what he says to conse...i'd like to ask our "friend" what he says to conservatives who oppose the death penalty...the tennessee dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156378019477482795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187822.post-1148050101108198922006-05-19T10:48:00.000-04:002006-05-19T10:48:00.000-04:00I know a mitigation specialist whose job it is to ...I know a mitigation specialist whose job it is to find reasons why a jury should spare the life of a defendant. She says that every time she first interviews a defendant, without fail, he says, "Don't fight it. I don't want to spend the rest of my life in jail."<BR/><BR/>Last night I was at an event where people who work in and have been in prisons talked about how prison takes years off your life. A 50-year-old in prison is really 60 and few make it to 70, even though the average lifespan of the average American is over 70.The Central Pennsylvania Abolitionisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08899646025902534469noreply@blogger.com