This, in the face of well documented fact that the greatest deterrent to recidivism has been education. If value can be gauged by square footage then it should be noted that approximately 1200 square feet have be en allotted to the four small classrooms in the camp and many thousands of square feet are allotted to the four warehouses of Unicor. Unicor is the Fortune 500 prison industry that pays prisoners twenty three cents per hour to make furniture. In the last 15 years the prison industry has let fall any pretext of rehabilitation. It's not in the federal glossary anymore.
Prison is for doing the time for the crime.
The system is punitive and in no way restorative. Very many of today's convictions revolve around drugs. New categories of crimes are added. Very many inmates have been convicted on conspiracy charges which ultimately means that a business associate, a friend, or a relative has been coerced to testify against that person . Many offenses could be treated in other ways such as medical treatment, community service, home detention or shorter sentences.