"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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The punishment for the crime you described should be life in prison
without parole. Once in prison, felons who behave properly should be
allowed to live reasonable lives, with access to food, exercise, and
safety, and access to counseling, education, and work. Felons who do not
behave properly usually find themselves in maximum security lockups, where
there are no privileges and they remain in a tiny cell 23 hours a day.

The punishment, whether he "behaves" or not, ought to be the 23 hours/day
lockup with just enough food and water to keep him alive. Behavior in jail
ought to have no bearing on the punishment, since it was the behavior before
the sentence that the criminal is being punished for.