Are Punishments Really Idealistic?

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Mr Khan said:
The problem in prison is other prisoners, really. Ideally rehabilitation would take place in smaller groups, without creating an alternate society of people who have self-demonstrated a pathological relationship with society. Sort out the sociopaths from the people who just got in over their heads in a bad world, and work from there.

True.  A good way to turn a person into a habitual criminal is to put them in prison.  It's actually the opposite of rehabilitation in many ways.