In a near-future, this is the three-strike law:

First offence: rehabilitation

Second offence: prison

Third offence: exile

You don't want to live by our rules? Fine. Go. Make your own rules.

LJ has just committed his third offence.

A novel about crime, punishment, and the social contract.

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"Thought-provoking stuff, as usual from Peg Tittle." James M. Fisher, The Miramichi Reader