I'm French but from what I've seen and read about French prisons they are not much better. I know that people see it as being only punishment but it's rather s

I'm French but from what I've seen and read about French prisons they are not much better. I know that people see it as being only punishment but it's rather self defeating as proven by the high reconviction rates across countries. In france, 38% are reconvicted [1] and in US, 51.8% [2] (in 1994) I feel that the way prisons work now is a waste for society in term of money used and results. [1] http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/societe/justice/justice-les-chiffres-de-la-recidive-en-france_1299565.html http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/societe/justice/justice-les... [2] http://www.bjs.gov/content/reentry/recidivism.cfm http://www.bjs.gov/content/reentry/recidivism.cfm