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Originally Posted by LadyShea
I think violent criminals need to be housed AWAY from society...
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I think it depends on the circumstances, but generally speaking I agree. Still, prison and compensation are not mutually exclusive nomatter what the crime.
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...but you're right, even they could be doing something of value. I'll bet we could come up with a bunch of things that would reduce the cost of the corrections system, possibly educate/enrich or at the very least occupy the offender in some way, and benefit the community in some substanttial way (we only need so many people picking up trash....I wish our judges were more creative)
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Not only benefit the community, but also directly compensate the victims and their families. Victims are accustomed to thinking of prison and its attendant violence (rape, beatings, "the hole") as their sole avenue for justice. The most say they get is a victim impact statement at sentencing, which is basically a chance to vent.
Meanwhile, think of all the victims even of the most vicious, monstruous crimes, who turn the horror of their experience into something positive: volunteering, fund-raising, founding charity organizations, lobbying congress, America's Most Wanted, etc. Why not make the people who actually committed the crime give something concrete back?
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White collar criminals just seem the easiest to start with because they have skills that can be utilized. They used them for evil, now force them to use them for good 
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He he... Works for me.