> where people won't take responsibility for their actions, so penance is needed If people are really broken to the point of not being able to understand or co

> where people won't take responsibility for their actions, so penance is needed If people are really broken to the point of not being able to understand or control their actions-- what is the value of the prison time? Would you send a small child to prison for a criminal act? How is it different if someone is involuntarily mentally impaired? In this case, it's not clear to me what is right.