“He was opposed to capital punishment – “institutionalized sadism,” he termed it – and in favor of prison reforms that would emphasize rehabilitation. His opinions were generally conservative, however, and he did not subscribe to the fashionable view of the sixties that criminals were victims of society.”

“He was opposed to capital punishment – “institutionalized sadism,” he termed it – and in favor of prison reforms that would emphasize rehabilitation. His opinions were generally conservative, however, and he did not subscribe to the fashionable view of the sixties that criminals were victims of society.”

— Gerald Clarke