I don’t follow your argument, are you saying that if we just “reorient” our society away from violence by not using violence to punish criminals, they will stop

I don’t follow your argument, are you saying that if we just “reorient” our society away from violence by not using violence to punish criminals, they will stop committing crimes? Yes I agree we should strive for a society were fewer crimes are committed, , but I don’t see how that somehow implies that we should abolish prisons. We only imprison people who actually commit crimes. Besides, prisons have many uses, apart from curing the criminal. The first is to stop blood feuds, if society does not punish crime then relatives of the victim will, and this leads to never ending spirals of violence. Crime victims generally are more concerned with justice than rehabilitation. Another important reason is to keep criminals off the streets. No matter what happens once they get out, we can be sure that the streets are safe from them while they’re in prison. And since most violent criminals are young men, if we put them away until their testosterone has calmed down about in their thirties, they should be much safer to have around. Then there’s of course the deterring effect of a potential prison sentence. I for one believe that if crime goes unpunished then we’d see more of it, not less. I’m not saying that the american prison system isn’t terrible, but that is no reason not to have prisons at all.