Azkaban

I absolutely believe in punishment, consequences, and equality of these punishments.  A world without justice is unfathomable, the need for punishment keeps are world from spiraling into chaos.  The cause and effect check and balance must be present.  Every crime must have its own parameters regarding punishment and time spent being punished, as well as the severity of the punishment taken into consideration.  Even small crimes must be have punishments in my eyes, from the littlest of things such as littering, should someone be found guilty of such an offence, I believe a fine should be given, no if, ands, or buts.  If the law says do not litter in a set area, it means do not litter, and if this is broken, in my eyes there should be no exceptions. Continuing on with another little violation such a J-Walking, there is a law prohibiting J-Walking, and if there is a law, consequences for breaking the law must be made and enforced without bias.  Crimes such a theft or robberies, start to become more complex as the severity of each theft or robbery differs each instance.  This is where I believe categories must be made to punish fairly and still obtain justice, as in these crimes there is almost always a victim.  I believe the small end thefts should be punished with a higher fine then the first two crimes I stated early as well as the stolen property full refunded back to the victim or victims in some cases.  As the severity of the crime increases the punishment goes from fines to jail time or community service, this is decided by the judge, yet the complete refund of stolen property should still be in effect.  Continuing on with murder, this is the hardest to punish fairly as it has the most components.  Accidently murders must be looked over carefully and in some cases if it was reckless endangerment jail time is given.  If someone is murdered out of cold blood it is my opinion that they should be locked up permanently, as anyone who has the ability to murder without grief or remorse will do it again, and is a permanent danger to society.  If a person commits more than two murders a death sentence should be given.  At that point they have lost the right to live, and death by fatal injection should be used.  As you can see I strongly believe that our justice system is effective as I basically described what is currently in use besides a few small changes based on my opinions.  I also believe that prisons are a necessary thing to have, as people who are a danger society belong isolated from the public.  If a person commits multiple crimes a life sentence should be given.  In some rare occasions, a prisoner that has shown that he is no longer a danger to society can be given the chance to leave jail early, but is kept on close watch.  If a person who has been let out early commits any other crime, they are re-jailed and any chance of being released early is gone.  This is how I believe prisons should be run.