There we visited several prisons, a courthouse, schools, social reinsertion center and a center of probation. I noticed similarities and differences to our system of justice. For several reasons, one of them being financial, they are trying when possible establishment of alternative sanctions, trying to avoid as much as possible incarceration. Such house arrest with electronic bracelet that cost budget only 3 euros per day per inmate, compared to 90 euros a day in prison. Note that 70 percent of penalties of up to two years in prison are given at home with electronic bracelet. Another concept generally applied is the the restorative punishment: the judge set a sum of money to be paid to the victim. I think these models deserve implemented in Romania both for the low costs but also for collateral benefits (family life, society etc)...