>Captial punishment is not a deterrent because the criminals sit on death row for 20+ years, at taxpayer expense, with all the
>amenities of a modern 5 start hotel. Why would a career criminal care if they were put on death row? They're going to die of old
>age anyhow. Most prisons rival health clubs with TV's, weight rooms, handball and basketball courts, etc. Prison is most certainly
>not a deterrent when life in the inside is better than life on the outside.

Have you visited a prison? I have, and if you think it's anything like a 5-star hotel, you're sorely mistaken.

Tamar