What is moral permissibility of punishment by electric shock

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Case: It has been argued that an alternative punishment is needed that is "properly painful," proportional to the offense, humane, and less expensive than incarceration. Such a punishment would be used to sentence those offenders who fall between minor criminals and those who are violent. The argument is that "Corporal punishment which applies a non-lasting intense pain, such as electric shock, can do the job. It can be over in seconds, not years [like prison], and it would not have the severe long-term effects of prison. It punishes the offender, and only the offender, for the offense. In contrast, prison punishes innocent people, such as the offender's family, by depriving them of support."

Question: What is the moral permissibility of punishment by electric shock?

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