> But all that is a function of the prisoners and their choices and actions, not the government. Seeing as the prisoners are in government custody, I don't see

> But all that is a function of the prisoners and their choices and actions, not the government. Seeing as the prisoners are in government custody, I don't see how the government can be ruled out as a factor of the aforementioned function. > The kind of violence that happens in prisons isn’t easier to detect and prevent. It is easier, though. A prison is a (comparatively tiny) sealed environment with strictly controlled borders, above-average monitoring (CCTV), and an extremely limited population. The fact that, given these constraints, stabbings can still happen in the blink of an eye, or that rape can still happen, is (I believe) the entire point.