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size=2>From: Saul.Z.Newman@kp.org<BR><BR>>> let me see if i understand
this. if halacha does not recognize any of <BR>the
following as incarceratable offenses -- and i am not aware
that <BR>jail is in shulchan aruch for these: smuggling, sex abuse,
tax evasion, <BR>murder-- then we see these victims
[ ie the convicted] as as <BR>having been halachically
wronged; and we pray for their release.....<<</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>IIANM, there are no incarcerable offences in halacha. </DIV>
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<DIV>(However, in general, dina demalchusa dina -- so if you're not sure whether
to daven for somebody in a specific case -- ask a shaila.)</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"
PTSIZE="10"><BR><B>--Toby Katz<BR>==========<BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0
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