Why can't you just _force_ them to work and pay for their own meals in the prison? I'm not saying to make profit out of them, but at least they should work to s

Why can't you just _force_ them to work and pay for their own meals in the prison? I'm not saying to make profit out of them, but at least they should work to survive, like the rest of us. They committed a crime, and then losing their freedom(got locked up), but that does not mean the rest law-abiding citizens shall provide all free lodging for them! This is ridiculous. So often the human rights group care more about criminals' rights while ignoring the ordinary Joe that is working hard to make ends meet by following all the rules.