Sometimes the most satisfaction comes from reading something we agree with when it comes from someone with a usually opposite viewpoint. That's the case today with Joe Kelley of For the Sake of Argument. Today he writes about the child molester killed in his prison cell this week in Virginia. Yes, the guy was guilty. But his death in prison is unjust. Joe says:

I know it’s not popular to argue this, but Ausley was NOT given a judicial death sentence. Yet, due to the incompetence of the Virginia Department of Corrections, he got one anyway.

Understandably, few wish to vocally advocate the rights of convicted criminals. But, when you’re an inmate in a state correctional facility, the state becomes your custodian. They’re charged with feeding, clothing, rehabilitating (yeah, right), and protecting your health and safety.

Inept correctional officers marginalized the entire Constitutionally established United States judicial process. What’s the point of a state paying to prosecute (and defend in many cases), taking the time from peers to establish a jury, and paying to incarcerate if it could all so quickly be made worthless?