... programs in prisons to help inmates change and hopefully they will turn out for the best. In colonial America they were punished publicly, resulting in setting an example for the other members of society. They were considered to be delinquents and unable to be rehabilitated, so they were used as examples. I believe that doing things this way really did reduce the rate of crime because others who even remotely thought about ... in changing their minds about committing a crime. After these criminals were taken to court for whatever crime they were convicted of, a verdict was formulated, a...

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