Does the American system of justice need reform to ensure that criminals are properly punished?

 I feel that it should be because people's lives are ruined by the system. For example young adults put in prisons have no real way of coming out of the situation there in a changed person. If anything it makes them worst and it becomes a revolving door of going in and out of jail or prison. I mean I don't feel a crime should go unpunished but I don't think a person who sells drugs should get more time in prison than a murderer. That just doesn't make any sense. I also feel the system sets people up for failure giving criminals years of probation and parole. I feel once a criminal has done their time they shouldn't have to still have the burden of checking in with a p.o it's just not effective in helping people get their life together. There should be a different way to work with people who have committed crimes other than setting them up to back track.