So what?? The US system of "justice" is not based on data, but on retribution. It has not proven to be successful in any way, shape, or form. You quoted no data to support your views. When we know better, we're supposed to do better. Again, if the penal system worked, for all the decades it's been used, we'd be at zero. Not only has that not happened, the percentage of criminals has increased. So it's not working! If it's not working, doing more of it is not going to work. It's just insanity. We have proven methods that can, in fact, work. Just because you don't agree doesn't mean anything. Those of us that are actually working to solve the problem, rather than just be lazy and throw people in a broken system and look the other way, we'll actually show there is a much, much, much better way.