The police and the courts pretty much do whatever they want, regardless of what's actually said. If they say you go to jail for a month, you're going to jail.

The police and the courts pretty much do whatever they want, regardless of what's actually said. If they say you go to jail for a month, you're going to jail. Also, in the US, 75 percent of people in jail are back within 3 years. It's not necessarily because people can't "get better." It's also because US society is setup to continually attack people who have gone to jail and send them back. It's the entire reason why the majority of people in jail being minorities is so egregious.