Sometimes people commit a crime, then, out of guilt, get themselves into jail for atonement. Atonement is good, but jails are not. There are ways to atone outside of jail. Jail is very bad for those who hate it, but it’s also bad for the “noble”.
One simple example: Charles Colson, Nixon’s trickster.
Colson was a thief and a libeler. Then his conscience awoke in trial, and he plead guilty to something he didn’t need to, so the taxpayer could fund his “redemption”. He wished to pay a price, although not to the victims themselves (as he later realized).
But was he the only one to pay a price?!
Learn from his mistake: Do the Tikkunim. Don’t go to jail willingly!
גליון שאלות הלכתיות המתחדשות מדי שבוע בבדיקת העירובים השכונתיים
Reprinted with permission.
Hyehudi often quotes Wikipedia, as it is a useful introduction to many topics (although it isn’t neutral).
For those who wish to understand the limitations of Wikipedia a little better, there is no resource like Wikipedia itself: Why Wikipedia is not so great