So, Why do we send people to prison?

Usually because they have done something that is not agreeable with the status quo - symbolized by the laws of the time.

As you say, most "criminals" in prison are not sociopaths, and most sociopaths are getting away with murder Scott free (Obama, Hillary Clinton, George bush anybody?)

Perhaps the solution to REHABILITATE disagreeable persons who have gone against the laws of the time, is not to suppress them in every way - which seems just to turn them into beasts - but to involve them in a special rehabilitation program that does things like take them deep into the jungle to connect with their spirit guides through the initiation ceremonies of drinking ayahuasca , or take them to workshops or have them meditate or build their own communities.

Perhaps involving these disharmonious or disagreeable persons in such a program - rather than inprisoning them - can help them to evolve and find themselves.

If such a program was in effect, it still should only be used for the worse criminals, and laws should be as few as possible, because we dont WANT to create criminals and want agreeable persons to live in our societies harmoniously.

My solution if I had just created my own sovereign community would be to first establish it as a rule free zone, except for necessary laws against violence, in which case the consequence for said violent action would be said rehabilitation camps.

Because if we want a free, open, peaceful and harmonious society, laws counteract that and so are not necessary.

Unnecessary laws create the opportunity for prisons to exist, and prisons create criminals.

I think this kind of thing needs to be studied deeply, and I'd love it if you could post about it more under the tag "philosophy".

I'd appreciate it if everybody tried to be more philosophical and write more philosophy posts.

Thanks for your post.

NAMASTE , and may all your dreams come true.