No win situation

The Inspector of Prisons reckons putting criminals in them is a bad idea as it makes them worse. The government thinks putting shoplifters in gaol is a bad idea as is causes overcrowding, given the sheer numbers of them.
    So they have to be left out ‘in the community’ wearing a tag and still able to be a criminal nuisance.
    It has been suggested that execution or exile is the only way to deal with the situation. Which makes sense. Pensioning off all the existing prison staff quite generously would be a whole lot cheaper than existing ways of dealing with bad hats.