For
Helping people change reduces crime in the long run.
Against
Punishment is necessary to show consequences and protect society.
Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.
“Rehabilitation decreases reoffence rates.”
“Someone who takes the long and hard earned path back to clean slate has self motivated to be better than they were.”
“the primary function of a prison is to remove bad actors from society, in order to keep good actors safe.”
“You missed the main reason prisons exist: to keep society safe.”