It does not deter crimes, and it makes life harder for those who were effectively jailed for being poor (eg, jailed because unable to afford a traffic fine), th

It does not deter crimes, and it makes life harder for those who were effectively jailed for being poor (eg, jailed because unable to afford a traffic fine), those who have turned their life around, and more. We know that rich people aren't effectively ostracized despite a widely published legal history, as convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein demonstrated.