Really Auntie? That way offenders would be released into the community with no supervision. That's a far scarier thought i think. The way our sentences work is that a portion of the sentence is served in jail and another portion in the community whilst being supervised and integrated. If they break their conditions of release they can be sent straight back to prison.
I understand why people dislike the system but i think it's better than the alternative.
I'm not saying i agree with the length of sentences but realise that judges are bound by certain regulations and i trust that they make the right decisions with the information they have.