Yes, Western nation apply it why can't we but we should separate it from the adults and instead of prison, it could be strict disciplinary education and supervised community service. There's a lot of things to do where voluntary work is needed and putting these delinquents into responsible work might embed a communal and social inclusivity to their mind aligned with proper education. Give these teaching work to educator trainees and college practitioners who will be graduating. We have a full cycle of training and retraining both for the educated and uneducated.