> I’d say it is important to lock up those that hurt society. That's part of how we got here. Prison is just one option. Fines and orders to curtail freedom

> I’d say it is important to lock up those that hurt society. That's part of how we got here. Prison is just one option. Fines and orders to curtail freedom is another. E.g. Court ordered monetary restitution and loss of one driver's license are examples. Here's a short version of how we got here: 1. Make more crimes to felonies subject to incarceration. 2. Imprison more people. 3. Remove felon's right to vote to make change to the current system. 4. Build more prisons 5. Privatize the prisons because government needs so much more of them now. 6. The prison lobby now argues for more harsher sentences. 7. GOTO 1.