What should be done against those violating the safe environment? Breaking the law? Surely, the "punishment needs to fit the crime" ... prison should not be a haven of comfort, right? At a minimum, it seems we should ensure guilty persons are brought to justice and punished so they do not commit another crime. In doing so, prison is used as a place of "punishment".
On the other hand, let's be realistic. The majority of prisoners get out of prison. Only a small minority are sentenced to life, and a fraction of this group serves life. If you're in prison, you likely will get out of prison. But what does it mean to get out if you're only returning to the environment you were in prior to committing the crime? Surely, prison then, shuld be a place of rehabilitation, right?
A frequent dilemma heard in the penal system - what is prison for: punishment or rehabilitation?
And how has the penal system bridged this dilemma? How are they doing? A look at reincarceration rates tells us: pretty poorly! Can we do something more than "a balancing act" between "punishment" and "rehabilitation"?
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