[gozur88]

>If it simply to incarcerate people for a while to make their lives difficult and make them not want to reoffend...

One thing I've noticed about ex-cons I've actually come in contact with is the people who are least afraid of going to prison are the people who've been there.

[trentmb]

Is that because its not as bad as its made out to be?

[gozur88]

I think it's because they know what to expect, so there's less fear of the unknown. They already know what to look out for, and they already know people inside.

Plus, life for an ex-con is pretty hard on the outside.

[jimmywanger]

It's pretty awful. Even a holding cell overnight sucks.

The guards don't give a crap about you, and you're bored out of your mind. You end up pacing endlessly.