I turned intentionally to a life of crime at age twelve and found myself facing the death
penalty at age twenty
for offenses including conspiracies to commit
bank robberies, hijackings, and homicide, and then, after a merciful and undeserved reprieve from God, spent ten years in America's worst prison trying to figure out, among other things, the nature of punishment — and «Saving Punishment» by Stephen Webb is certainly the best meditation I've come across on the subject.