You actually have no idea what a PENAL system would cost, and you wouldn't be willing to have your taxes raised either. I bet you wouldn't last a day as a correctional guard. You have no idea how privileges such as television work in a prison system where, if you had your way, even more people would have no hope of release and no incentive for good behavior. Punishment is all you understand, but we punish with jail more than nearly any country on earth, and it is NOT WORKING as the news plainly shows. The doctor will tell you, if it hurts when you do that, STOP DOING THAT.

Building on Miltonman's last comment, why do prisoners need TV? And cable? Ok, they need to eat, but they get fed better than many families around here these days. They get their runny noses taken care of when too many of us can't afford to go to a doctor to get a suspicious lump checked out. I know a guy who purposely gets arrested because he likes it there...he doesn't have to work and gets everything free. Maybe the penal system should revert back to what it is called--the PENAL system. The state can't be asked to rehabilitate these people. Sure, it can be done for most, but the problems they have are too varied and complex for the government to deal with...

The cost is out of hand only because we let become that way.To many of us have set on our hands and did nothing while we let the Lawyers drive this country with appeals and justification for the things criminals have done. We need to stream line our criminal system.
How many times have we all read about drunk drivers recommitting crimes and rapist recommitting crimes. Why should we continually pay for people who will never change. We wonder why this country is in the shape it is in. Just like the well meaning crooks on Wall Street who brought this country to it's knees. When is enough, enough?

miltonman, the cost of housing a prisoner for three hundred years is less than the cost of execution, counting the litigation necessary.
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Three. Hundred. Years.

What this country needs is a Death Sentence for Rapist,Drunk drivers and Drug addicts. We are all paying for their misdeeds. The cost of insurance due to wrecked vehicles and lost lives, the cost of housing these animals is unbelievable. And what about the the life of this young woman.How will this effect her and any relationship and or children she ever has.

David O'Leary and Perry Folts should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this animal to have a chance of getting out of prison before he dies. This is his second sexual assault - he has a lengthy record. I can't believe the DA's office has selected to take the easy way out and plea bargain this case. Even if the victims had to testify, you have SOLID evidence that this creep did what he did. WHY would you gamble that he could get out of prison in our lifetime? C'mon O'Leary, don't you have a grip/handle on your office?

"For one can't no body judge anyone without knowing the truth!" The truth has been said...HE RAPED A 14 YEAR OLD GIRL..HE WAS ID'D AND ADMITTED TO IT...PERIOD. Seems to me its cut and dry...

A poor upbringing can explain if a person has a quick temper or is moody and has no friends and can't form relationships, but it cannot explain behavior like that described above. These kinds of degenerate acts are willful choices made by a self-centered person without regard for the wellbeing of others. Yet one can be sure that if another were to perpetrate such acts upon Mr. Jarrett, he would be outraged and he would be demanding justice either from the criminal justice system or by his own hand. His crime is terrible and his punishment should fit the crime, but unfortunately we cannot execute this man, and so we may well have him living back among us at after a relatively short incarceration.

I've known Kenneth D. Jarrett for 15 years. Believe me, the handwriting was on the wall then. No surprise at all. 40 years to the day seems fair. Let him mark his calendar and WAIT!

everyone seem's to accept this RAPE as a discussion of upbringing or social standing of a teenager.I,ll bet there was no less than 6 cops within 100 yds. of where she was being raped. Where were they? They were safely inside the stadium flexing their bisceps and collecting OVERTIME protecting aproxx. 1000 ex jocks from some teenager with alcohol on their breath. The jpd know's what's going on outside monterey before, during and after the game.I'v never seen a beat cop outside the stadium where the hard work is. Making your presence known without being too heavyhanded is what "to protect and serve" is all about. But it takes specific training. I don't want to rail on the JPD because they don't mess with you if you aren't screwing up.This is not the case in most cities and I applaud them for this

For one can't no body judge anyone without knowing the truth! You may think you know everything about this situationon what people say or you hear but enless you are in that situtation you can't judge anyone. Yes, his family may have been in jail doesn't mean he doesn't have a good family member. I bet that family member will FIGHT this with all their might!I PROMISE that if anything happens to him GOD will punish you hard. And if he did do it only god can make the judgement not YOU! or anyone else!

Carlitosway...you have good points, but I think communities over think the whole--causality thing. We simply live in a wild society, where it is difficult to raise children right....but not impossible. I also agree with the person who wrote-"ignorance is not an excuse"

Phatfly...though you are angry as all of the readers should be, it would be extreme to sentence death, and quite frankly it takes too long and is expensive for states who have this penalty. It would be nice for societies mores' and morals to come back around a little too, as it might help slow down these crimes from happening so much.

Dear citizenone....I have to say it, your spelling stinks....but anyway, this guy's family won't be much help in pointing out anything------they are almost all in jail too! No kidding. You have no idea how much of a pain in the but this guy is and has been, hope he gets lots of years...causality, socioeconomic etc etc, I don't care, and I hope punishments remain a constant against crimes like this.
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I believe we could do more to stem the flow of crap being spewed out on the internet, TV, music etc. Our young people are growing up with crap on the brain! We need homes with two parents and a good-ole 'turn the TV off' mentality! But after a crime happens...tooooo bad--go directly to jail, do not pass go...yadda yadda.
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For the victims and family: I hope you can deal with this event in your life, and move on. I remember how angry I was when I heard of the assault at Monterey.

latinmom to make a statement about things that need to change as to warehousing ( I use to work at Eathan Allen Boys School)and seen kids return time after time as to not dealing with the reasons they were there. and I never defended him and he will do his time. I just said they need to find help rather then warehousing people that will be released back into society. And latinmom I have 4 sons ages 20 to 32 and have been in janesville most of my 55 years of life and do know alot of people and alot of kids because of my sons and being active in my community thru schools, scouts, kids sports and so on. read my last paragraph. 2 of my boys were placed with me when they were very young 1 month and 2 years. No one has the right to do as kenny did and like I said he deserves every day he gets, but to warehouse him or any one else with the possibilty they could be released, without trying to treat their behaviors only puts society at risk again. Someday maybe you can look at the statistics of the released offenders and how many return to prison. Also this was not date rape it was rape and the 40 years i stated in my post was what was in the article. To give my point of view as to what I have seen and have experienced ( as my kids had their share of run ins) has opened my eyes to some of the issues I have shared. I just know some young people could use some different way of life shown to them. And 1 other thing latinmom I have always took to the underdogs and wish they could have learned different ways in life.

Sounds good to me

No, I understand the point of view that people learn to make bad decisions. God knows I am not perfect, either. Though, all nurturing issues included, there are reasons to remove people from society. Everyone, with "common sense," knows that their actions have ramifications. Those that don't understand that take advantage and harm others ... need to be permanently removed from society. People make mistakes, but those mistakes are excusable because of ignorance? I grew up being taught that ignorance is not an excusable excuse for breaking the law or for violence.

I guess It goes both ways. Depending on the crime. Lets say you were brought up by parents who sell drugs all your life, you may not know anything else. Your right, SOME people can choose. Some dont have the means, ability, intelligence or the stability to change. NOT an excuse but is the truth.

ebay people???? LOL thats funny

Correct me if Im wrong but Rape and murder definitely are wrong. Anyone who could commit these crimes against someone HAS to be "off their rocker"
Common sense NOT bad judgement???

Sounds like an excuse to me. Might as well say that military people are trained to kill and we should expect them to kill when not appropriate and allow it to be excusable. That's not painting a picture of a world I want to be a part of. Excusable violence?

even so ebay people have a choice, they can choice to grow up and change or they can let the pattern continue.

phatfly-It is not an excuse, but how you are brought up can play a big part in how you turn out. You learn what you live. If you are brought up with crime..more than likely you will be a criminal. That doesnt make it okay but it has been proved. I dont know the stats but they are out there.

there are plenty of people who have grown up in disfunctional families who don't commit these horrible crimes and blame everything in their life on their childhood, as an adult you know right from wrong. at some point someone has to not let history repeat itself

It doesn't matter what history you have lived and how hard times have been for you. It does not give anyone the right to remove all moral judgment and responsibility ... to commit a crime against another person. He was not entitled to make a bad judgment because he fell through the "cracks." The fact that he obviously has no ability to ultimately control himself in some situations should be used as the deciding factor to AT THE LEAST lock him up for life.

FYI-If Im not mistaken Partee and Jarrett are related

Kill him. There shouldn't be a plea agreement. Just KILL HIM! Time to start removing these people from Earth. Screw the politically and humane correctness crap. Just remove these warped pieces of crap from society. It might not deter others from committing crimes, but that one person sure won't have another chance to do it. In all reality, people like this can not be reformed into completely law biding citizens either. Just save everyone the long term pain, suffering and money... just remove this stain from the planet.

I doubt he will get 40yrs he will probably get even less than the man who got 5yrs only for his neglect causing his son's death.

He targeted children because most adults can fight back.

I agree w/other posters. Arguing about date rape? What a rhubarb! Clearly not the case here!

He will get his day in court and when he is found guilty will get more time to reflect how he screwed up.

Carlito, Wisconsin has truth in sentencing and if he gets the whole 40 years (unlikely) which isn't for you or I to decide he will be 60 and hardly a threat any longer.

IMO, I would gladly volunteer to put a bullet in the back of this mans head if he is truly guilty.

Society has too much compassion for animals.

Why would he target 2 14 year olds anyway? You would think he would target an adult.

carlitosway you seem to know and defend most people who are in trouble in the papers. and really despite what this person has been through in life is not an excuse for him attacking two children

comparing a woman who says yes and then says rape to this story is not even a relevant argument and actually sad that a comment would be made to compare, these teenagers were attacked nothing about that says they gave consent.

If my memory is correct, the first guy they picked up for this crime was the wrong guy and was let go.

excuse me at the age of 19 or 20

“Kenneth D. Jarrett, 22, Janesville, pleaded guilty in the Sept. 28, 2007, incident. “Jarrett did PLEAD GUILTY of robbing a 14-year-old boy and PLEADED GUILTY of robbing a 14-year-old girl, and then he PLEADED GUILTY of assaulting the girl on the edge of Monterey Park near Wilson Elementary School. At the age of 22 you should know “right from wrong”! I would “throw the book at him”!!!! (unless the defense can prove otherwise) !!!!!!!

This wasn't date rape. What sort of argument is that?

CitizenOne, that would be great if every case is as clear cut as this appears to be. Do you know the circumstances to the other cases you saw in the paper? Have you made the judgement that anyone convicted of sexual assualt is a slime bag? You don't know the circumstances therefore you can't put them all in one category. When consensual sex with a minor is considered sexual assualt/rape, I think death might be a little extreme. Not to mention, that alot of men are set up by women. They have consensual sex, and the woman says rape, and it is almost impossible to fight. I am in NO WAY saying this is a consensual act by this particular person, what he did makes me sick, I am simply stating that you can not lump everyone in the same category.

40 years is a long time and whether or not he has learned from this is not as important as the victims life as to how it has changed. I do know this kid and where he came from and institutions and foster homes never helped. I also know his family and it is a chain that has been left unbroken. Some people never know a different way as to how they have lived and carry that into adulthood. we talk about falling into cracks and not seeing the real issues as to the reality of the life of a child that never learned a different way. He will have 40 more years of warehousing and the real issues left untreated and when his time is up he will be set free to do it again. The sad thing is there is nothing we can do to change it until the prisons and CPS do something different with these kids when they are little and placed in the system and this kid has been in the system since he was about 3 years old. Don't get me wrong here he deserves everday he gets, yet he needs more then warehousing as does many more kids out here in the real world.

Defense motions. (Ploys)

yep you a big man doing that to a 14 year old.....at least you admitted to it and now you will do your time in Bubba's house. have fun you slime ball

hope the plea bargin this time will do justice for the crime commited