And the world record for "most botched execution" goes to...

[Vincent Butler]

Incarcerated or not, existence should not be hopeless.

Right. I have preached in jails before, and my dad does it regularly. Although this is not the context of this post, may I point out that for a Christian, life has no reason to be hopeless. I saw nice libraries in the jails, inmates can get their GED, and overall can improve their lives. That is fine. The thing is, we also should not have jail be better than regular living, such as in some of the situations I have heard of, there was a book about the top jails to go to. Fairbanks, AK jail was rated the best to go to. Wayne Lapierre's book "Guns, Crime, and Freedom" has a list of some of the stuff they got, taken directly from that guide. Another thing about modern jails is workout facilities. Great idea, let's let these prisoners bulk up so they can overpower their guards. Some of these inmates have it better than I do, when you see what they get. Except for the fact that I am free, and can go where I want when I want. That to me is worth more than all the amenities some of them have.