> I think that retribution, which is of course the principal component of justice That ain't necessarily so, and not every penal system has that philosophy. If

> I think that retribution, which is of course the principal component of justice That ain't necessarily so, and not every penal system has that philosophy. If prisons turn out people who are unemployable, they will simply keep doing whatever they can do to make a living. If lawful society doesn't take them, someone else will. Justice has to work at the societal level.