Yes. Prisons should be first to rehabilitate the offender if it's possible, if there is no punishment of being away from society people will be more willing to

Yes. Prisons should be first to rehabilitate the offender if it's possible, if there is no punishment of being away from society people will be more willing to commit crimes. The main problem with prisons is that they seem like a waste of tax payer funds. Why should I sentence someone for pre-meditated murder for 20 years? Wouldn't it be better to just off him? Same with rapists. If the crime was done to intentionally harm another person that person is a danger to society. The economics are also not in favor of keeping criminals like that. For all other crimes the prison should help rehabilitate that person and if possible pay for his incarceration to offload the burden on the tax payer.