Or we could just do what they do in Europe--let the perps get away so as to avoid offending their delicate sensibilities.
Apparently 95% of convicted criminals are quite happy to stay within the grounds of the local open prison.
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2004/09/01/newsstory6285779t0.asphttp://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/output/2007/10/24/story10461537t0.shtm