The bottom line is that no one deserves to be tortured and terrorized. Most prisoners who are victims are young kids in on drug charges. You may have a stern view of justice, but I don't think the sentence for drug possession should be weekly or daily rapes.
First, conservatives have broken no laws therefore the felon analogy does not fit.
Second, I never said that any authority has the right to abuse those under that authority. What I said was all issues cannot be corrected all at once. Therefore one must prioritize. Seems to me protecting the innocent, unborn humans, should be at the top of any moral and caring persons list.
Third, the fact is 99.9% of people in prison chose to commit a crime, were tried and convicted. They had a choice and chose poorly. Policies, rules and laws are made to protect or otherwise promote the norm. They aren’t and cannot be so perfect that some infinitesimally small percent of the population is wronged.
As for drug abusers: First, people caught possessing drugs and drug paraphenalia—not selling or otherwise distributing—generally are given multiple rehab opportunities before the ever see the inside of a jail. Experience has shown that most of them are not rehabbed. Experience has also shown that users require increasing amounts of drugs to satisfy their cravings. Most drug abusers are not well off financially. Therefore, they ultimately resort to theft and violence to satisfy their habit. Second, Illegal drug makers and sellers are breaking the law. Therefore, they are criminals. Third, doing drugs is a choice that has long term negative effects on individuals and societies. I cannot and will not expend an ounce of energy on these people. I tried to be involved with two people in the past. Waste of time. What really ticked me off was that I had to sleep with my firearm handy until my brother-in-laws son was finally imprisoned. So don’t try to make the argument with me that drugs is somehow a victimless crime.