I don't understand the downvotes. "Also, an alternative cost-cutter to triple bunking prisoners is to incarcerate fewer people, by decriminalizing victim-less

I don't understand the downvotes. "Also, an alternative cost-cutter to triple bunking prisoners is to incarcerate fewer people, by decriminalizing victim-less acts (cough cough)." That's what most of the prisoners are guilty of anyway. "I believe prisoners do have minimal rights, and to the extent feasible, should get a decent meal and perhaps reading material. Weights and playgrounds? Not so much. They should be busting rocks or chopping wood, or something else that is not fun." The prison system is too much geared toward either punishment or rehabilitation. The prime concern should be restitution toward the victims, to the fullest extent possible. Then, if possible, prisoners should work to offset the cost of their own incarceration (excluding victimless offenders). So, if the prisoner is able to perform valuable work for that purpose, he should be allowed to, if possible from the confines of the prison. That said, punishment for punishment's sake is pure sadism. It only breeds hardier criminals. While it gives a victim some temporary relief, it creates future problems and future victims.