Lebanon Correctional Institute

Just read the bleeding heart article in the Journal about the "despair in the death row inmates eyes"( cue the crying) or some nonsense like that. They just took a guy off of death row and gave him a life sentence for killing a furniture store owner years ago.(Don't want my taxes keeping people who can't live within the rules of society alive) Reminds me of what has happened at Lebanon Correctional. Years ago, in the 60's, LCI was a "low risk" prison/workfarm with forgers, burglers, unarmed robbers- non violent criminals only. Now, with absolutely no regard to the surrounding citizens, the government and law enforcement started bringing in rapist, murderers, and people like this to make up this prison's population. It has become a maximum security prison without any fanfare and the state government has literally done a covert operation on the people over the years by keeping it low on the radar. Sneaky little-- nevermind.     Good thing some of us have home protection although there have been very few issues with escapes over the years.

Mike- I vaguely remember the midget. Been too long ago for me to recall this epic moment in LCI lore.     

Welcome retired co!

Thanks for sharing your experience with the Middletown community!

Viet Vet Lebanon always had some bad characters even when it was a reformatory.

here & now- "but you speak as if this is their doing "- yes, in a way, it is their doing- THEY made a choice in their life that placed them in the prison system in the first place. THEY made the choice to not live within the confines of the laws of society.THEY must take responsibility for their actions. Your last line- "Should we have sent them to "old sparky" after that first appeal"- Yes. Their "first appeal" would have been the second time their case has been heard and the second time that they had to present their case/defend themselves. IMO, two times is a fair chance to prove ones innocence and three times (second appeal) is going overboard with the number of chances. "The law says that any person given the death sentence MUST file AN appeal- meaning ONE- not two or three. One appeal per inmate would speed the process up in dispositioning the death row inmates. Multiple appeals slows down the process and clogs the courts. JMO

Point well taken. I understand the concept that it is not the inmate's fault, but rather the courts for the time delay in disposition of inmates. Sounds like we need to change the appeals system to eliminate the 3 steps of county, state and federal to just one step. Much too long of a wait for the taxpayer and the inmate.