Inmate on Death Row Brags About “Life of Leisure”

When you think of jail, you probably think of something like this: cold metal bars on a tiny little cell that's practically empty, save for a little cot or mattress. It's not a pleasant image, nor should it be. But it seems some prisoners have it pretty good in prison, and they won't hesitate to brag about it.

In North Carolina, 50-year-old Danny Hembree wrote a mocking letter to a local newspaper, taunting the public about his life of "leisure" on death row.

"Is the public aware that I am a gentleman of leisure, watching color TV in the A.C., reading, taking naps at will, eating three well balanced hot meals a day," Hembree asked in the letter. "I'm housed in a building that connects to the new 55 million dollar hospital with round the clock free medical care 24/7."

He also asks if the public knows that the chances of his "lawful murder" taking place in the next 20 years, if ever, are "very slim."

Hembree was found guilty of murdering a 17-year-old girl in November of 2011. He has also been accused of killing two other women over a span of 10 years.

You know, I don't really care what the prisoner activists say, we should not be making these scumbags this comfortable. Jail time should be a part of the punishment, not some mini-motel they can just lounge around in. I say give them some food and (maybe) a place to sleep, and that's it. If you kill innocent people, that's all you deserve.