You seem fairly ruthlessly pragmatic on the issue. Yet, you take issue with a murderer being offered anything that could be considered a comfort. Assuming he'

You seem fairly ruthlessly pragmatic on the issue. Yet, you take issue with a murderer being offered anything that could be considered a comfort. Assuming he's completely severed from society, what difference is it making? I'm genuinely curious. If we sent him out into space with a couch and a chess partner, is the "closure" of anyone victimized the responsibility of anyone other than the victims? It's harsh, but no one can "give them closure", and it's not clear that watching the perpetrator die is the one true form of final closure.