The death sentence.

[brownjenkins]

Originally posted by RÃ*an
Another possible down point to the rest-of-your-life-in-prison idea - Do you guys think that people will abuse this? IOW, turn it into a "well, life in prison may stink, but at least I'll have 3 square meals a day and a roof over my head, and I won't have to work!" Seriously, I know paramedics and cops who have "regulars" - they call 911 and use ambulances as taxi cabs to get to the other side of town because the bar they want to go to is near the hospital, and things like that. And the idea of having prisons cover an area the size of Delaware, or whatever state it is - wow......

Knotty problem .... [/B]

this probably would happen to an extent... though i think it's a worthwhile tradeoff for protecting the general populace

there's also the possibility of finding better alternatives for non-violent criminals... at-home detention for instance