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logical advancements to control and punish offenders has been resisted by those seeing such innovations as intrusive and barbaric”( Gable 66). However, interviews with those who have experienced both prison and alternative sentencing disagree, the consensus being that“ it is less controlling than jail, allows contact with family members, allows offenders to maintain employment, and gives offenders time to think”( Gable 67). Alternative sentencing helps to ease the burden on America’ s prisons. Additionally, this type of sanction saves nonviolent offenders from falling into the perpetual cycle of recidivism. Alternative sentencing allows those who qualify to maintain a relationship with their family, remain employed, and keep their dignity. The culture of