An idea from Laws

After the argument for the gods comes the law. An honest unbeliever gets at least 5 years in a House of Reformation, visited by the wisest men, then release if cured and death if convicted again. A seller of charms is locked away for life. The persuading stops here.

From Laws by Plato

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