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by Kamq 1325 days ago
> Are you considering penitence to be a subset of rehabilitation?

Yes, I would consider it part of the rehabilitation process.

> Also, this is a nit but deterrence is usually considered to be about both the incarcerated individual and other citizens.

This is fair. I was trying to draw the point that it's about people outside the prison (which the convict who may later re-offend would be when they're facing the choice to re-offend). I think I phrased this poorly/wrongly. Thanks for pointing it out.