Prisoners themselves can use the usual sentence "I paid my debt to society" with different meanings. Personally I see great benefits in locking up people guilt

Prisoners themselves can use the usual sentence "I paid my debt to society" with different meanings. Personally I see great benefits in locking up people guilty of violent crimes, shielding society from the consequences of their actions. Then the system can - as soon as the person is incarcerated - begin to work on rehabilitation.