Sep. 12, 2008
A Fate Worse Than Death: Prisoners' Takes on Punishment
Forget about criminologists and penologists. In considering how to deal with Sept. 11 conspirators, consult convicts, writes Joseph H. Cooper. - Forum Column
Joseph H. Cooper
Joseph was editorial counsel at The New Yorker from 1976 to 1996, and now resides in Culver City. He is compiling his prison-related articles for publication as "Corrections - Essays from Inside: The In-Prison Education of Inmate-Students and Their Language-Arts Professor."
By Joseph H. Cooper
This article appears on Page 6
Forget about criminologists and penologists. In considering how to deal with September 11 conspirators, consult convicts.
"How do you ever make them pay for what they did - what they took on September 11 ... Whether my punishment should have been more, or was too severe, I still don't believe I could repair - repay for...
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