I'm ok with parole for first time offenders. But for relentless offenders, I'm against it. Parole should gradually go away as an option with the frequency and

I'm ok with parole for first time offenders. But for relentless offenders, I'm against it. Parole should gradually go away as an option with the frequency and severity of one's crimes. And if they start playing by the rules, their right to parole should gradually return. The worst relentless offenders shouldn't be living with everybody else when they get released. They should live in a penal colony of some kind. Or maybe they should go there instead of prison. This is especially true for serial sex offenders, who aren't going to be able to live anywhere but under a bridge and who probably are going to keep offending. They need to be segregated, but don't necessarily need traditional imprisonment. One or two convictions does not put an offender into this category. Prison is sort of a blunt instrument that we hammer people over the head with. Then we set them free amongst us and hope they'll be nice. A more normal, but segregated community might be a better place for some offenders and some parolees.