Best way to deal with convicted offenders? Probation? House arrest? Jail? Community service? Execution?

John Hightower asked: Some people feel that sending someone to prison only puts them around hardened criminals where they learn to be really bad.
Prisons are not the best living conditions. Inmates are frequently sexually abused by other inmates.
Many inmates have mental conditions. Many inmates were sexually abused as children.
Does it make [...]