seeing how the sex offender registry in the us has created a legal sub-caste with no functional distinction between violent rapists and a 19 year old who sexted

seeing how the sex offender registry in the us has created a legal sub-caste with no functional distinction between violent rapists and a 19 year old who sexted their 17 year old gf, while doing seemingly nothing to curb the actual abuse and trafficking of minors, it is hard to say the carceral approach has really been more effective or beneficial than what foucault advocated.