Some people think certain prisoners should be made to do unpaid community work instead of being put behind bars. To what extent do you agree?

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There was a raging discussion
last
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week on sentencing reforms
over
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after
the release of a juvenile murderer. It ignited a debate on whether some people should be forced to do unpaid labour
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of rotting in prisons. Some activists believe that it is the only right thing to do while the public sentiment seems to be swaying on the other side.
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the reality is a bit complex.
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,
success
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the success
of any prison sentence would be measured in one thing, non-repetition of crime, especially the ones for which he had been convicted for, after he/ she had completed the jail term. For
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repetition of crime to subside, reformation of the jailed should be considered. Keeping people behind the bars hardly achieves
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objective. If they were ordered to work during their term, they would learn some vocational courses which would help them live a decent living and it earns them respect in the society.
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, prisoners, especially those who were convicted
for
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of
petty crime are
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humans and should be treated that way. It is believed that incarcerations help in creating bad company, converting small offenders into rogue elements,
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should be avoided.
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hand vocational
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hand, vocational
workshops will create a healthy and productive relationship which they could leverage in the future.
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However not
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However, not
all criminals should be treated the same way. Violent and repeat
offendors
a person who transgresses moral or civil law
offenders
should not be shown any lenience as a token of
juscice
the quality of being just or fair
justice
to the victims.
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, it will lower the morale of the
society but
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society, but
boosts that of the criminals. In conclusion, I opine that for small or one-time
criminls
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
criminals
, a lenient and productive verdict should be awarded
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of archaic torturous sentences.
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is not only because of human rights
concerns but
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concerns, but
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to create a healthier society.
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, hard work sentences improves the skills they need to survive
post
the time that has elapsed
past
their release.
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, those who commit abhorrent crimes
shuold
expresses an emotional, practical, or other reason for doing something
should
not be treated the same way.
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