[bjustin]

>Well, there is an idea that they should stay in jail until we are reasonably sure they don't pose a danger to society / won't re-offend.

Sounds quite a bit slowly than actively trying to reform them.

[pyre]

Sorry, I wasn't entirely clear. I meant actively trying to reform them, but not releasing them until we know that they are reformed.

Some people seem to have the idea that reforming criminals is just a bunch of 'bleeding hearts' going into the prisons and singing 'kumbaya' with the prisoners, then releasing them as 'reformed.'