I'm not sure where you're from and prison effectiveness tends to be dramatically different throughout the world. However, where I'm from, federal penitentiaries

I'm not sure where you're from and prison effectiveness tends to be dramatically different throughout the world. However, where I'm from, federal penitentiaries have a first year recidivism rate of over 40% (for non indigenous males) and nearly 60% (for indigenous males). In Canada, the provincial correctional system houses people sentenced to two years less a day, so federal penitentiaries tend to house more violent criminals. I'll agree that it's nice having them off the streets, though I hate knowing that we release people knowing that on average, over 40% for reoffend within their first year.