Mary Gay Scanlon: “These are responsible people. They are paying their taxes. They are paying their loans. They are doing what they are…”

It’s inhumane. It’s traumatizing, and it’s particularly grotesque because this is then being done so private prison companies can make more profit.

We all enjoy the extra hour or so of sunlight in the summer, but when people are considering this, they need to consider the extra hours of darkness in the winter.

I support H.R. 3497, the Medal of Sacrifice Act, which would award medals to honor those who lose their lives while serving as public safety officers. I encourage my colleagues to support it, too.

This is not supposed to be punitive, but it’s pretty hard to say that this is anything but.