Perhaps it would be better to release and rehabilitate the minor offenders as quickly as possible rather than keeping them alongside the worse criminal element and to make sure that they benefit from useful work related training ready for when they get out.

The death penalty I'm still not sure about, there has been a number of mistakes made in the past, but for out and out evil criminals like Fred West or a Hindley type character I would be inclined to agree to execution. In the case of remorseless Fred West he should have been put to sleep for the suffering he caused, when he committed suicide he did us all a favour.