“Except that people go crazy in isolation. It’s bad enough that it’s used as a punishment in prison. “
I’d so way rather be in my own little cell than have random thugs wandering through.
Then you reduce the time of the sentences to match the severity of isolation. That way you minimize rapes and violence, keep the inmates safe, and minimize the cost to the people for incarcerating them - while making it true punishment that they never want to go back to.
A mixing prison population is a recipe for disaster on innumerable levels, and turns into a breeding ground for the vilest sort of training a human being can be exposed to. It's flat-out wrong, and NO ONE comes out changed for the better.
It’s better for them to go crazy by themselves than go crazy on other inmates. I don’t know why I should care what they want since they didn’t care enough about what they want to stay out of prison. They’re not there to fulfill their wants.