Many people who have been in conflict with the law have a myriad of problems, whether it's addiction, whether it's mental health, whether it's family issues. There are all kinds of problems. What we would consider to be a more humane approach is to actually have person-to-person contact with these people in an effort to help them overcome their problems and thereby have a more successful reintegration.
On February 14th, 2012. See this statement in context.