re-offend
commit a crime again
mitigate
to make less severe
principal
most important
institution
a long-lasting pattern of organization in a community
serve the prison sentence
to carry out confinement in prison as a punishment
to release back into society
to give freedom to prisoners who have finished their sentences
to punish wrongdoers
to punish people who do something illegal
to be soft on crime
not to impose strict punishments on offenders
the full weight of the law
all the strictest punishments available according to the laws of a country.
to act as a deterrent
a measure which makes somebody less likely to do something
to make a fresh start
to try something new after making mistakes in one's life
hardened
having developed a way of dealing with bad experiences, so that they no longer upset you
to intimidate
To frighten, especially by threatening someone
inmate
one of the people living in an institution such as a prison or a mental hospital
to reintegrate back into the community
to restore someone into society through education or therapy
a chance of rehabilitation
a chance of helping someone to have a normal life after serving a prison sentence
an outcry against
a reaction of anger or strong protest shown by people in public
to segregate somebody
to separate people for some reason and treat them in a different way
separate
to set or keep apart
to allocate resources to
to make money and materials available to do something
convict
a person who is guilty of a crime and who has been sent to prison