David Sweat Case Analysis
Moreover, David Sweat has not yet received his sentence (as of November 2015) and has avoided trial in his part of the matter. CNN states, “Friday’s guilty plea avoids a trial in the matter. In addition to the life sentence Sweat already is serving, he faces up to 14 years in prison for the prison break charges” (Ferrigno and Hanna 1). Also, Sweat has three charges being held against him in addition to already being convicted for murder. CNN divulges, “David Sweat, the only one of the pair to survive the massive police manhunt after their June escape from . . .two counts of escape in the first degree and a count of promoting prison contraband” (Ferrigno and Hanna 1).
Furthermore, Richard Matt was killed before Sweat was captured. “. . . three
weeks on the run. His breakout partner, Richard Matt, was shot and killed two days before Sweat was caught. Officials discovered on June 6 that the convicted murders had drilled their way out of the maximum-security prison” (Ferrigno and Hanna 1). These criminals could’ve put not only themselves, but others in danger by carrying this out. The prison guards were swift in realizing that these inmates broke out of jail because according to Mitchell and Inmate Matt, “June 5th was the day these inmates were going to escape” (Sanchez, Hanna, and Martinez 3). The manhunt was a way for police officers to protect the communities that these inmates were traveling through.
The criminal justice system’s integrity is put in jeopardy by staff that can’t follow simple laws and codes put in place. It puts persons in supervisory roles jobs at risk. I feel that justice has been served if Sweat gets 14 years in prison on top of his life sentence for murder. I strongly believe that Mitchell deserves some type of rehabilitation for wanting to help kill her husband and allegedly having sexual relations with an inmate. Obviously, if these acts were to occur, I feel that Mitchell’s husband, Lyle Mitchell, shouldn’t be as easygoing as he is. There has to be some reason why she would agree to have inmates from a maximum-security prison kill him for no reason. Her sentence of seven years in prison might not be the best option at reforming her even though her actions seemed very remorseful when she would appear in court.
Furthermore, Richard Matt was killed before Sweat was captured. “. . . three
weeks on the run. His breakout partner, Richard Matt, was shot and killed two days before Sweat was caught. Officials discovered on June 6 that the convicted murders had drilled their way out of the maximum-security prison” (Ferrigno and Hanna 1). These criminals could’ve put not only themselves, but others in danger by carrying this out. The prison guards were swift in realizing that these inmates broke out of jail because according to Mitchell and Inmate Matt, “June 5th was the day these inmates were going to escape” (Sanchez, Hanna, and Martinez 3). The manhunt was a way for police officers to protect the communities that these inmates were traveling through.
The criminal justice system’s integrity is put in jeopardy by staff that can’t follow simple laws and codes put in place. It puts persons in supervisory roles jobs at risk. I feel that justice has been served if Sweat gets 14 years in prison on top of his life sentence for murder. I strongly believe that Mitchell deserves some type of rehabilitation for wanting to help kill her husband and allegedly having sexual relations with an inmate. Obviously, if these acts were to occur, I feel that Mitchell’s husband, Lyle Mitchell, shouldn’t be as easygoing as he is. There has to be some reason why she would agree to have inmates from a maximum-security prison kill him for no reason. Her sentence of seven years in prison might not be the best option at reforming her even though her actions seemed very remorseful when she would appear in court.