New Penal System...

I don't agree with the penalty of a crime being decided by those that aren't on the receiving end of that penalty. Those that determine punishment most likely have never served any degree of sentence that they demand another serve. That being the case, how would they ever know that what they determine as apt punishment is best for the defendent?

I propose that those being punished determine their own punishment. The defendent would remain incarcerated until a jury (or, if agreed upon, judge) agrees with the punishment.