Torture In Philippines Prisons

[Mr Lee]

I wonder if he was treated any different than a Filipino who was similarly convicted of child rape would be? Briton seeks redress for torture in RP jail Asks Supreme Court to improve Philippine jailsAlbert Wilson, a British national, was wrongfully sentenced to death for allegedly raping his stepdaughter in 1998, but was acquitted by the Supreme Court in 1999.On death row, he suffered financial extortion, torture, inhuman living conditions, and untold physical trauma inflicted not just by prison guards, but by fellow inmates.http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/brea...ture-in-RP-jail

[Mik]

Torture, under any circumstances, is a criminal act. This would also include "enhanced interrogation". All people, including prisoners, have a right to be treated with dignity. An overcrowded prison is a form of torture for the inmates. They have to sleep like sardines in a can. How would you like to sleep on the floor with another person's feet in your face?Nonviolent drug offenders should be released immediately and referred to counseling and treatment. Some countries have decriminalized drug possession for small personal amounts. But the Philippines routinely gives 6 year sentences to those caught with tiny amounts of shabu (meth) like .05 grams or a single marijuana cigarette. Other minor offenders could be diverted to community service instead of prison time.

[johnb]

I wonder if he was treated any different than a Filipino who was similarly convicted of child rape would be? Briton seeks redress for torture in RP jail Asks Supreme Court to improve Philippine jailsAlbert Wilson, a British national, was wrongfully sentenced to death for allegedly raping his stepdaughter in 1998, but was acquitted by the Supreme Court in 1999.On death row, he suffered financial extortion, torture, inhuman living conditions, and untold physical trauma inflicted not just by prison guards, but by fellow inmates.http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/brea...ture-in-RP-jail

Philippines: Committee approves anti-torture billhttp://www.asiapacificforum.net/news/phili...rture-bill.html Edited September 10, 2009 by johnb

[Mr Lee]

I wonder if he was treated any different than a Filipino who was similarly convicted of child rape would be? Briton seeks redress for torture in RP jail Asks Supreme Court to improve Philippine jailsAlbert Wilson, a British national, was wrongfully sentenced to death for allegedly raping his stepdaughter in 1998, but was acquitted by the Supreme Court in 1999.On death row, he suffered financial extortion, torture, inhuman living conditions, and untold physical trauma inflicted not just by prison guards, but by fellow inmates.http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/brea...ture-in-RP-jail

Philippines: Committee approves anti-torture billhttp://www.asiapacificforum.net/news/phili...rture-bill.html

I laugh at all the laws that government feels the need to make. If they would just equally enforce all the ones already on the books then these things would never happen in the first place. Child molesters are usually treated poorly in the USA as well, when they are in jail or even once they get out. In Florida, there are a whole bunch of them living under a bridge because a law was passed that they could not live near a school, playground or other places where children congregate, which is pretty much everywhere, so the results is they move to rural areas and many end up within a cluster and that is surely not a good thing either. Every action creates a reaction and sometimes the results can be as bad as the crime itself.Imagine how safe the neighborhood they all live in must be for children that live there. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,548481,00.html Edited September 10, 2009 by Mr. Lee

[tom_shor]

I wonder if he was treated any different than a Filipino who was similarly convicted of child rape would be? Briton seeks redress for torture in RP jail Asks Supreme Court to improve Philippine jailsAlbert Wilson, a British national, was wrongfully sentenced to death for allegedly raping his stepdaughter in 1998, but was acquitted by the Supreme Court in 1999.On death row, he suffered financial extortion, torture, inhuman living conditions, and untold physical trauma inflicted not just by prison guards, but by fellow inmates.http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/brea...ture-in-RP-jail

Philippines: Committee approves anti-torture billhttp://www.asiapacificforum.net/news/phili...rture-bill.html

I laugh at all the laws that government feels the need to make. If they would just equally enforce all the ones already on the books then these things would never happen in the first place. Child molesters are usually treated poorly in the USA as well, when they are in jail or even once they get out. In Florida, there are a whole bunch of them living under a bridge because a law was passed that they could not live near a school, playground or other places where children congregate, which is pretty much everywhere, so the results is they move to rural areas and many end up within a cluster and that is surely not a good thing either. Every action creates a reaction and sometimes the results can be as bad as the crime itself.Imagine how safe the neighborhood they all live in must be for children that live there. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,548481,00.html

What they have can't be cured. Once they are caught they really should not be released again so they can prey on more innocents. Why do we insist on letting these people run around loose once they have been identified. If not for the first offence then at least the second offence should be manditory non modifieable life without parole.