I'll disagree. I don't know what you think about what lies in the heart of people you have not met, but the thousands I have met over 13 years already had all of the marijuana and drugs they wanted. They were simply out to take, kill, rape, torture, and cause violence because they could. There were a few crimes of passion as they say, a person who committed one or two murders when his wife cheated on him.

How is the penal system responsible for a mother pimping her 11 year old daughter out to by more drugs when she has never been in jail more than 6 hours for a process and release?

How is the penal system responsible for a 65 year immigrant from Mexico who was brought here by his niece and nephew to retire who decided to repeatedly rape 5yo daughter and 3yo son of the niece and nephew for weeks until the older kid finally let it slip to her parents?

How is the penal system responsible for the first crime committed by two aspiring gang wannabees who for their gang initiation decided to decapitate a registered nurse from the local hospital who just got off from a night shift and decided to was her car before going home?

How is the penal system responsible for an activist city council nearby, just last year, who decided she had it with local criticism, and with her two children in her SUV, decided to try but fail to run over a dozen police officers who barely managed to get out of the way.

These are all real stories I experienced, of crimes from people who had nothing besides maybe a speeding ticket or maybe 6 hours drunk tank. I don't know how old you are, but you sound inexperienced and misled.