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> sending people to jail has never stopped other people from committing the same offences

That's a bold claim. I know people who didn't do illegal stuff because they didn't want repercussion that comes with it. So it is a deterrent.

>>skotob+(OP)
Why is it bold? Prisons are full yet we haven't eradicated crime, lots of people doing illegal stuff.

>>dsego+5h
Because it's not about stopping all people from committing crimes. It's about stopping enough of them so society doesn't collapse. And it works.