Prison

People should definitely be punished if they do something wrong in society because if people were not punished then there is no point in having rules in the first place.  Rules are in place for a specific reason whatever that reason may be.  Although there are many different rules some rules that are broken are more serious than others.  For example, if a serial killer murders someone they should have a more severe punishment than a person who was going five miles per hour over the speed limit.  

The way that the criminal justice system works today is pretty good, but in my opinion there could be some changes.  For example, people should not be able to just pay a certain amount of money and just get out of jail.  If a millionaire committed a crime they would be more likely to get out of jail because they would be able to afford the bail price, as opposed to a normal middle class citizen.  It should not matter how much money you have if you do the crime you should have to do the time.  I feel like every time a professional NFL football players gets arrested for doing something they are never in jail as long as their sentence is for.  They should not be able to get out of jail early just because they are rich and famous.  In my criminal justice system there would be no excuse to get out of jail before someones sentence is up.  If they committed a crime and were sentenced to two years in jail it does not make sense to let them out after one year.  The system is contradicting itself and it just makes it look ridiculous.    

I definitely believe there should be prisons because if there was not prisons all the murderers and thieves would be just running around the streets and not being punished for their crimes.  If someone commits a certain amount of the same crime they should be put into jail because they should learn from their mistakes.  For example, if someone gets caught shoplifting they should not be put right in jail they should be able to get a second chance and hopefully learn from their mistakes.  If the same person is caught shoplifting continuously then there should be another more serious punishment that should be put on that person.

There are many punishments that deserve life sentences in my opinion like murder, and on the other hand there are other crimes like speeding that should have a less intense punishment.  I think the way the system works today is very effective.  Most people who are caught speeding just end up with a ticket as their punishment and when a murder murders someone they are normal put in jail for a very long time if not for life.  The way the criminal justice system works today is pretty good in my opinion, except for the fact that they change the time of a prisoners sentence instead of sticking to what they decided in the beginning.