According to a rights forfeiture theory of punishment, liability to punishment hinges upon the notion that criminals forfeit their rights against hard treatment. In this paper, I assume the success of rights forfeiture theory in establishing the permissibility of punishment but aim to develop the view by considering how forfeited rights might be reclaimed. Built into the very notion of proportionate punishment is the idea that forfeited rights can be recovered. The interesting question is whether punishment is the sole means for reclaiming forfeited rights. I argue for a pluralistic theory of rights reclamation, according to which, there are multiple ways by which a wrongdoer can recapture her forfeited rights. In particular, I argue that offering remorseful compensation is a valid means by which a wrongdoer might partially, or fully, reclaim her right against punishment.

根据刑罚权利丧失理论，刑罚责任取决于罪犯丧失其免受严厉对待的权利的观念。在本文中，我假设权利丧失理论在确立惩罚的允许性方面取得了成功，但旨在通过考虑如何收回被丧失的权利来发展这一观点。比例惩罚的概念本身就包含了被剥夺的权利可以恢复的理念。有趣的问题是，惩罚是否是收回被丧失权利的唯一手段。我主张权利回收的多元理论，根据该理论，不法行为者可以通过多种方式夺回其被丧失的权利。我特别认为，提供悔恨赔偿是一种有效手段，违法者可以通过这种手段部分或全部收回其免受惩罚的权利。