What you seem to be driving towards is the idea that jail houses need to exist in order to house the people who "can't cope with day to day responsibility and l

What you seem to be driving towards is the idea that jail houses need to exist in order to house the people who "can't cope with day to day responsibility and life". I don't disagree. Exactly like you say, some people just need a little more help to 'make it' some people simple can't handle it and need to be taken care of for their entire life.