The media highlights extremely brutal crimes to force society into the mentality of “get tough on crime” making prison the “go-to” sentence. The correctional system needs to move away from the “get tough on crime” policy that forces many nonviolent offenders to serve mandatory prison sentences.hen discussing the injustices inflicted upon nonviolent offenders in our country’s correctional system, another issue that arises is respect. Every individual needs to be respected and this respect for the individual is a theme within the Pell Program.