Should taxPayers pay for lifers & death row inmates expensive Med treatments??

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Bill

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Should taxPayers pay for lifers & death row inmates expensive Med treatments??


A federal judge has denied a request from the former Black Panther and journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal for life-saving medication that could cure his hepatitis C. Last year, Mumia sued to receive an antiviral treatment for hepatitis C after he was placed in critical condition, and officials said he was was not sick enough to be eligible. The medication has about a 95 percent cure rate. But it costs the state about $55,000 for a 12-week course of the drug. Even as the judge denied Mumia’s motion, he also found that Pennsylvania’s hepatitis C protocol for inmates fails to meet constitutional standards and could prolong suffering. We hear reaction from Mumia Abu-Jamal and speak with his lawyer, Bob Boyle, and correspondent Renée Feltz, who has covered these developments.
 
Legion Troll said:
Shameful.
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Shocking!
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& while we are @ it:
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California prison inmates who are suffering from severe mental problems will now be eligible to have sex reassignment surgery while incarcerated and have the State of California pay for it. This is the first state to authorize this type of expenditure. The major question is: should the State be involved with this at all? The guidelines mandate that the inmate have been taking hormone therapy for at least 1 year and have consistently expressed a desire to change their biological gender before an operation can be performed. In addition, the inmate’s doctor must say the inmate is suffering significant distress due to a mental condition known as gender dysphoria. There are currently 385 inmates in the State prison system to whom this issue applies. The number is expected to grow. The inmate who spurred this change in policy is serving a life sentence for murder and has tried to kill himself/herself on multiple occasions. Should he State become involved in this at all? Should the State be required to ease an inmate’s psychological pain, or should the inmate just have relief from physical pain? The costs of these procedures could run anywhere from $15,000 to $100,000 per person. Could state resources be better used elsewhere?

A federal judge apparently has no sense of humor. Federal Judge Lawrence O’Neill increased the sentence of a criminal defendant by one year because he laughed while being sentenced by the judge. The increase in the sentence arose from arguing and disrespecting the staff at a halfway house. The defendant had been in prison for 6 years for being a felon in possession of a firearm. After the defendant laughed, the court felt that the defendant had not “learned” what he needed and tacked on an additional year for him. Should he have done this? Should judges not act in a reflex action and consider the gravity of the offense (laughing) compared to the gravity of the sentence (one more year in jail).

A State of California Deputy Attorney General was arrested in the midst of a trial because she was shouting at opposing counsel and resisting the bailiff’s attempt to remove her from the courtroom. Everyone understands that tempers can rise, but to get to this level, the actions are bizarre. One must be a “zealous advocate” for their client, but not to this extent. The State Attorney had lost three prior dismissal motions on this case. Will this be much ado about nothing, or is this systematic of greater problems with both the attorney and/or the system?
 
In a word, no.
I actually prefer how Korea handles it. You eat what your family or friends bring you. Prison isn't supposed to be pleasant.
 
We Don't Need Prisons, We Need Morgues

Bill said:
What happens if no one brings them food??
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Felons are enemies of the human race, but even worse are the snakes in a position to make laws that treat them like human beings. The real goal of such politicians and judges is to humiliate and silence the 99%. Never trust self-righteous humanitarians; their motivation is the exact opposite of what they preach.
 
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