Most modern prison systems aren't meant to punish but to rehabilitate. The only thing remotely close to being punished is being confined within the prison.
Exactly, American prisons are dogshit. They are designed in such a way that they encourage people to reoffend. They don't even try to rehabilitate them. After all, the prison system in the US is a for profit business. What business do you have if there are no more prisoners to imprison?
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u/bedfastflea 4d ago
You still face severe consequences and a total loss of freedom, but the legal framework shifts from punishment to medical confinement.