the kindness of magistrates

guilty plea

pardons

hard labour

wise, fair, and just

custodial

always wise, fair, and just

a representative sample of the general public

rehabilitation

wise, fair and just

statute

a referendum

the constitution

"equality before the law"

hard labour

custodial sentence

home detention

monetary order

rational free will

greed

weakness

ambition

wise, fair, and just

a mandatory maximum sentence

non-punitive

negotiated between equals

inherently coercive

fair, wise, and just

only people who have been proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt ever go to prison

prisons are the best place for unemployed people to get training so they can become productive members of society

the ruling class uses law-making power to create a criminalised underclass during periods of high unemployment