There are many social and political problems faced nowadays in societies around the globe. A few of these are the problem of overpopulated jails, religious toleration, and warfare. "Utopia" has presented many usable ideas in creating a new society that has fewer social and political problems although some of the presented ideas may not be as useful in modern societies because of advancements made throughout time. .
Over the decades the jails have been filing up with inmates put in jail for the simplest of crimes. Such crimes include not paying fines on time, continuation of minor traffic violations, minor theft, and so forth. An idea that was presented in "Utopia" was the use of inmates for agricultural and economic purposes. This would enable the inmates to experience a life with restrictions. It would also lead the government to not pay such expenses for people while they just sit around in jail being served. The criminals would have to work their way out of a sentence, depending on the severity of their crime. In doing this penance the inmates might acquire some level of remorse or even guilt for what they had done. Putting inmates in jail would only deflate the economic system and spend more of the money that could be used on healthcare or welfare. Just think if the level of intelligence was viewed as all Americans as a whole, how low would the level be if most of the inmate!.
s were sitting around in jail rotting? Instead after having all the inmates working in fields, carpentry, or other miscellaneous tasks, they would acquire some sort of knowledge and help contribute to the level of intelligence of the country. This would be a way of starting to solve the problem of overpopulated jails. This way we are giving the rest of the population hope that these inmates are normal and can function well in our society today. Most of the laws that have been made regarding what happens to inmates for what crimes they have committed, stems from a fear that the American public has of the inmates somehow committing more serious crimes against them next time.