Under biblical government, jail time is not a judgment for any crime. Prisons are superfluous when a justice system is established upon Yahweh's commandments, statutes, and judgments.

Convicted capital criminals are put to death expeditiously (Ecclesiastes 8:11).

Non-capital criminals are required to pay two to five times restitution (depending upon the nature of their crime) to their VICTIMS (Exodus 22:1ff, etc.). If a thief is unable to pay the required restitution, he's to be sold into indentured servitude until his debt is paid to his victim (Exodus 22:3). If he refuses to pay restitution, his contempt of court (Yahweh) is a capital crime (Deuteronomy 17:9-13) for which he's to be put to death expeditiously.

Perfect! Just like King David declared it was in Psalm 19:7-11.

Under such criminal JUSTICE system, crime would be all but unheard of and there would be no need for tax-paid prisons paid for by innocent people.

For more on how Yahweh's triune moral law applies and should be implemented today, see free online book "Law and Kingdom: Their Relevance Under the New Covenant" at (edited by moderator for TOS violation)