You would get rid of a small percentage of crime. A lot of crime happens out of either cultural ideals, or inability to control emotions. My opinion is that th

You would get rid of a small percentage of crime. A lot of crime happens out of either cultural ideals, or inability to control emotions. My opinion is that the money should be spent on labor camps, specifically towards guaranteeing good nutrition, secure housing, access to medicine, with oversight on a government level, but everyone is forced to work. You would solve for things like inner prison violence/drug trade, since people will be physically and mentally exhausted, and best of all, everyone finishing their sentences will have had a good number of years of blue collar work. If some dude spent 5 years every day welding up structures for solar panels, I guarantee you companies are gonna want to interview him to make use of his skills.