I have always been for the death penalty. I think it IS a deterrent and some are deserving. I see some that have raped many children and killed them. Serial killers. Those who have committed the most heinous of heinous crimes. I don't even want them breathing air, the same air that I breath in. They aren't deserving of a cell, to do anything that may bring them a smile. Nothing.

So assume they ever took it nationally off the table. or any other reason it's not available and you are presented with such people in society.

But for me better yet, I think I have evolved and changed my stance some over time. People like Jeffrey Epstein, able to kill himself instead of a trial and prison for life. Many others have taken the same route as him. Some actually beg to stop all appeals and get it over with. Many get it - and know what may be an "easier" route outta here.

So instead of the death penalty as we know it, I am proposing to have "Death penalty via prison" for such folks. This means that essentially you have been sentenced to death, but you will die all on your own in prison. And the system will treat you as such, to an extent that you are dead.

Not in any order, just a list of things I think they should use and apply to such prisoners. Perhaps in a special prison somewhere in the middle of nowhere, of course not advertised, as no need to know as those prisoners are essentially dead.

You get the same food until you are dead. No changes in meals, and solely enough to properly sustain life.
For drinks, you get water only, ever. Flavor is a privilege, you are dead.
No more medicines. Only if it's needed to sustain life.
No psychiatry or other treatment, not necessary to function in a 10x6 cell, where you stare and think.
30 mins daily weekly of sunlight and exercise, within a cell. Perhaps open a neighboring cell with sunlight for 30, or a sliding roof to give off light for 30.
No interactions. All through sliding into your door. Maybe a couple of minutes per year to check your health.
Issue 2 pairs of clothing to be cared for by prisoner.
Nothing personal in cell, no tv and no books.
No dining halls, no workout rooms, no tv rooms or social rooms at all - stay in cells but for that 30mins of sunlight time.
No jobs to work.
As no commissary for these prisoners ever.
No music or Ipods like other places, ever.
No education or GED or anything like that. You are dead, you will not need rehabilitation.
You can have a window - only if it stares at another wall or bars. Imagine what you see.
No privacy ever - they don't have the right to it, and to ensure they stay alive.
No calls or meetings with lawyer. You are dead. Not even family visits, ever.

So yeah, maybe I can do without the death penalty for the worst of societies scumbags. Pass something to allow this and I will happily see them get prison for life instead of capital punishment.

Signed, Warden Jim