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by warent 1200 days ago
It depends on what country you're talking about.

In Burundi you'll probably just be captured and murdered.

The USA has very high recitivism when we throw ex convicts out on the streets homeless and broke, which is not a punishment, it's just piss-poor social management.

Norway has one of the lowestest recitivism rates in the world. They combine just punishments with actual correctional assistance for reintegration into society.

Punishments with real correctional assistance and social resources is a proven successful combination.