Look, the prison system was DESIGNED by you "tough on crime" people and it sucks. It mostly focuses on the crimes of the poor which have less impact than white collar crime on most people's way of life and it doesn't rehabilitate people more than it just chews them up and spits them out.

God forbid you are ever on the wrong end of the stick and depending on mercy from this "don't blame mommy and daddy" view of the world. Nurture is an impact, otherwise, why are we bothering with anything?