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In reply to the discussion: 46yr old man raped and murdered an 11month old baby.. [View all]exboyfil
(17,871 posts)on the 3 brothers who killed four teens and raped another in the 1970s in a state park in Iowa.
What I found was a little odd. Two of the brothers were receiving service awards from the state prison system. The newsletter in which they appeared in looked like one my company would put out. The picture looked just like our service awards in my company.
It appears these brothers adapted pretty well to prison. They will never get out except possibly for a medical discharge. I am of two minds regarding prison industry. I think it is useful to have meaningful work and be compensated for it, but I don't like how these products compete with products produced in private industry. Also prison should not be too comfortable. You should be secure in your person in prison, but you should not view it as an extended health club vacation (watching tv, playing basketball, and lifting weights all day). Finally it is obvious that prisoner's labor is exploited in many cases (pay should be set at a higher value with a portion of the money going into a victim's fund).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Gitchie_Manitou_Murders