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Some people believe that not all criminals should be kept in prison, but that some of them should be allowed to do unpaid work to help the community. Do you agree or disagree?

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It is debatable whether being behind the bars is the only penalty for all offenders or some of them should be engaged in public services. As the former is burdensome to some extent, I strongly side with the latter. Prisons are not a good place for all wrongdoers, one of which is minor or juvenile criminals. In terms of criminals, by keeping all of them in jails for a long time, some of them may be suffering the bullying from felons who commit dangerous or violent crimes, while the others may be made friends.
As a result
,
instead
 of having time to regret, they can be badly impacted by each other.
Hence
,
although
 prisons help remove offenders out of society in a short term, the potential reoffending may increase after they are released from prison in a long run. In terms of the economy, keeping all culprits, w
ho
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both commit minor crimes and serious crimes, requires a governments’ huge budget, which is from the taxpayers.
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, it leads to i
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financial burden t
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the good residents.
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works outperform sending them in jails in humanity.
Firstly
, by participating in voluntary works like caring for the old, helping the poor, they have more opportunities not only to learn new skills but
also
 develop their empathy towards others.
This
 punishment does not only help society a
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safer, but
also
 reform offenders by positive impacts.
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, by doing unpaid work as a punishment, they may not be removed out of the world, so it is easier for them to r
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when they are released. In conclusion, while serious criminals should be punishable by prison, t
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hould be allowed to do community services as sentences.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • rehabilitation
  • incarceration
  • non-violent crimes
  • overcrowding
  • reoffending rates
  • judicial discretion
  • alternative punishments
  • public funds
  • community service
  • petty theft
  • vandalism
  • punitive measures
  • social reintegration
  • deterrence
  • minor offenses
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