The reason for prison

The problem with prison is, once you go once, you lose the fear of going back. I always thought to help fight the cost of keeping a prisoner in a prison, make them pay for better accomidations. Imagine paying $50/day to have a private cell that is separate from "the evil people". I will bet that anybody who has the dough, and hasn't been to prison before will gladly shell out 50 bones a day to have a certain comfort level, and still feel the fear of running out of money or doing something in prison to get them tossed in with the people worse than them.

Another big problem is in prisons, most prisoners just learn how to commit crimes better. "So you thought you could get away with robbing that bank? Let's see what happens when we stick you in a room FULL OF BANK ROBBERS!" I mean, come on. Prisoners need proper rehabilitation techniques and guidance on how to better their lives outside of the prison. Most people who land themselves in prison usually end up poor by the time they get out, and have to resort to a life of crime to get themselves back on their feet. Go figure.

How ya doing, buddy?

Actually TV is one of the biggest bargaining chips in prison. When my friend Drew spent time in prison, he made sure to go to bed early each night to wake up early enough to do as many chores he could get done before most of the other prisoners woke up. The guards liked him so much, they made sure that Drew controlled what channel was on the public TV set. "If I get what I want, you can all watch NASCAR. In the meantime, we will watch the History Channel and get some education out of this place." Power isn't always controlled through raw muscle.

There's nowhere I can't reach.