More jail time to rehabilitate man who killed wife

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rehabilitate -- to reform or condition a person such that he is suitable to be released into the society and can be assimilated into it with as little problem as possible

the longer jail time was not to punish Kong Peng Yee, 70, but to rehabilitate him and prevent him from harming others....

give the respondent sufficient time to become accustomed to the new reality of having to take medication in a disciplined manner....

assuage, to a reasonable degree, any concerns that the public might have about a potentially dangerous man living in its midst, especially someone who killed his wife of more than three decades in a most brutal and violent manner only slightly more than two years ago

"In prison, he will have free and easy access to psychiatric services, live in a structured environment, and be subject to the supervision of trained staff who can ensure that he consumes his medication and assist him along the path of recovery,"

Qn: ‘Rehabilitation, not punishment, should be the purpose of the justice system.’ Discuss. (Cam. 2017)