> but I'm unsure that prison is an effective mechanism here (or for many other crimes, for that matter) If you acknowledge that prison isn't an effective metho

> but I'm unsure that prison is an effective mechanism here (or for many other crimes, for that matter) If you acknowledge that prison isn't an effective method for many other crimes, what's your specific point here, in relation to this case? What puts this person apart from, say, someone in prison for taking drugs? If we agree that prison is a giant waste of time, should we really be starting with white collar criminals?