Being locked away from society for years, your life destroyed and likely abused or even raped seems beyond "cruel and unusual" to me You know that politically-

Being locked away from society for years, your life destroyed and likely abused or even raped seems beyond "cruel and unusual" to me You know that politically-correct killjoy who always speaks up about how distasteful and offensive prison rape jokes are? I'm that guy. That seems like a compelling case for reforming the prisons into a place where you're punished for your infractions against society, but not abused or raped. Prison shouldn't completely destroy someone's life, either. We need to have meaningful ways for prisoners to re-enter society as productive citizens. Otherwise, things never get better.