5-Star Jail Cell

The article is about how a prison in Honduras (a country in Central America) is revealed to have a prison cell with 5-star facilities for inmates related to the mafia. Amenities include: 52-inch giant TV, xbox for gaming, air-conditioning, heart-warming furniture, blender, coffee-making machine, and a well-stocked fridge! But what takes the cake is a special sex room, where inmates can bring their partners to for sex!!!
The whole idea of sending a criminal to jail is to rob them of their freedom and their access to luxury comforts. But as we can see, for the well-connected and rich, a jail sentence is not that different from checking into a hotel....
So for those who say that the death sentence should be substituted with life imprisonment, think again!!!!

Qns:
1) To what extent should compassion be shown to criminals?
2) To whar extent is the death penalty still justified in today's society?