YO, there’s merit in that idea, because there’s a halacha of inui hadin, that we don’t push off a punishment, not even a little. Once someone is convicted, they’re killed or lashed immediately. So i hear you that prison is cruel, but it’s not barbaric. I don’t believe goyim are obligated in inui hadin, however, so the current system of appeals and death row isn’t the worst thing, because their system of evidence isn’t that great either, so innocent people will be spared
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