>Prison is punishment first, rehabilitation second Says who? Punishment (beyond the punishing nature of the denial of one's freedom) need only be a part of pri

>Prison is punishment first, rehabilitation second Says who? Punishment (beyond the punishing nature of the denial of one's freedom) need only be a part of prison because some peoples' (defective) morality demands it. The first priority of a prison is to protect the people at large from the expected behavior of convicted criminals. >Of all the consequences of breaking the law, being forced to eat something you don't like certainly sounds pretty mild. What reason do you have to believe that forcing vegan prisoners to eat a non-vegan diet (or starve) will have any rehabilitative effect? Or are you happy to mete out punishments arbitrarily based upon individuals' personalities? Prisons already accommodate a multitude of diets for various (mandatory) reasons. It really isn't expensive to accommodate one more.