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State funded what?


State prison head opposes sex-change surgery for killer

By Associated Press
Friday, May 9, 2008 - Updated 23m ago


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BOSTON - The commissioner of the state’s prison system says allowing a convicted killer to get a sex-change operation would pose "insurmountable" safety and security problems.

Department of Correction Commissioner Harold Clarke outlined his opposition to the surgery for inmate Michelle Kosilek in court papers filed this week, closely mirroring arguments made by his predecessor, former DOC Commissioner Kathleen Dennehy.

Clarke, who took over the department in November, said allowing the surgery could make Kosilek a target for assault by other inmates. He said prison officials also have concerns that Kosilek — who is serving a life sentence without parole — could try to escape if she is taken out of state for the surgery.

Kosilek, 58, sued the DOC in 2000, claiming that the agency’s refusal to allow the state-funded surgery violated her Eighth Amendment right against cruel and unusual punishment.

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/reg...icleid=1092938

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"The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him."
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Terry Glenn is a cowgirl

Great way for burning up more of our tax dollars...

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But hey, we don't tax enough TGIACG. We need to tax more!

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"The most difficult subjects can be explained to the most slow-witted man if he has not formed any idea of them already; but the simplest thing cannot be made clear to the most intelligent man if he is firmly persuaded that he knows already, without a shadow of doubt, what is laid before him."
Leo Tolstoy, 1897

Terry Glenn is a cowgirl

Until the taxes are 100%, they won't be satisfied.

wistahpatsfan

Huh, huh,huh,huh......
You said "prison head",
huh,huh,huh,huh..........

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otis p. driftwood

I can't believe you took the time to type that.

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wistahpatsfan

Neither can I. My wife better get home soon because we're going out and I've already ripped through a six-pack.

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otis p. driftwood

What would Foggy say?!?!?!?

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Where is Foggy? Is it me, or has he been missing of late?

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Leo Tolstoy, 1897