Criminals Being Treated Like.....Criminals

Holy crap, you mean to tell me that criminals don't like wearing pink jumpsuits? Why that's cruel and unusual punishment! There will be lawsuits! The ACLU will hear of this! There will be riots in the streets! Oh wait....no one gives a shit because you're all CRIMINALS. You've committed a crime against another person who didn't deserve to have his stereo stolen, his daughter punched in the face during a drunken rage, or worse.

I applaud Sheriff Clint Low of Mason County, Texas. He in turn, got the idea from the original ass kicker, Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona.

The basic idea is that you make jail miserable so that inmates don't want to come back or don't mind coming back. Is this really such a problem? Why has jail gotten so good, that people don't mind going back to jail? I think it's a sad state of affairs that these two sheriff's are the exception, not the norm. Jails should be cold, damp, miserable places. Food should be based upon nutrition and cost cutting. There should be no workout rooms, no television, only a newspaper or two, no coffee, cigarettes, or anything else that one can enjoy while outside of jail.

Jails should be run as a ruthlessly cost efficient business. Inmates should be forced to pay for their own stay. Why should I have to get up at 6 am every morning so that my taxes can pay for a criminal to have a place to stay, free medical care, and a host of other privileges and benefits? My medical insurance is more then $500 a month. Although my employer pays for it, it's still an expense that I would have to cover if they didn't. The only real cost that a jail should have is the staff. Every other cost should be passed down to the inmate. The staff have dangerous jobs and should be paid well, which I have no problem my taxes paying for. The staff member gets up each morning and is a productive member of society that helps keep me safe. The inmate committed a crime and not only should have his freedom taken from him for whatever sentence the judge imposes, but should also be forced to pay for the privilege of staying in jail. If he cannot pay for whatever reason, and it is reasonable for him to be out in society, he can work on the road crew, picking up litter and prettying up the state parks and highways that my taxes pay for.

Travis