I did not intend to comment on the nature of the work, only on the idea that refusing some form of work resulted in some form of punishment specific to the refu

I did not intend to comment on the nature of the work, only on the idea that refusing some form of work resulted in some form of punishment specific to the refusal. The punishment is the base state (and US prison systems are definitely punishment-oreinted, not reform-oriented). It's just not good accounting to call "going back to your cell" a punishment for not agreeing to do a particular job.m