Josephine considered this question carefully before she answered. Each page was looked at as she sipped her tea, each detail made a gear in her sharp mind, churning out possibilities, chess moves and their possible outcomes -- and, as importantly, all the varying scenarios in which something might go wrong, or which might contain loopholes that would allow people to exploit the proposed rules set forth in these documents. She considered, too, the practicality of what they were proposing, and how most efficiently to turn ideas into substance. That was difficult to do, particularly with ideas so novel to the wizarding world as rehabilitation. The society was still backwards in many ways, preferring harsh punishment to benevolence, and eccentricity to practicality. It was always a struggle to introduce modern change, but she was determined.
"I have two thoughts," she finally said, setting her tea down to retrieve a fresh piece of parchment and her quill, which quavered gently in a warm breeze. In her elegant script, she put to paper her ideas, even as she said them aloud.
"First, there are several grass roots organisations that provide meagre rehabilitation prospects to 'worthy' criminals already -- I think it would be most practical for the Ministry to offer these programmes financial assistance in exchange for their becoming official programmes, and, obviously, with the prerequisite that they adhere to Ministry standards, as detailed here." She paused a moment to afford him a glance, awaiting his feedback before pressing on.
"Second, Outer Hogsmeade has a small housing development that was abandoned about six months ago. It is incomplete, but perhaps the development agency could be persuaded to part with it for a nominal fee. One home has been finished. How would you feel if criminals were allowed to stay in this home, an intermediate lodging of sorts, in exchange for directed labour efforts to finish the rest of the complexes? They could exchange work for limited freedom, and when it is complete, it could be used as a secure community for those who qualify for the rehabilitation programme."