Criminal
Mar. 27, 2003
Grossly Excessive Sentences Serve No Rational Purpose
Forum Column - By Rodney Richard Jones - Sentences that are longer in years than a human can actually live are emblematic of the retributive emphasis of our current justice system.
By Rodney Richard Jones
We seem to have no limit to our quest for retribution. Whether internationally or locally, we seem to love to vilify, condemn and punish. There was a time when we aspired to the notion of rehabilitation, and our state's crim...
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