I truly believe one count of election fraud should be a mandatory 5 years in prison with no early out. More than one count is 10 years and depending on the number, it could mean life in prison.
We need working prisons where the inmate earn their keep to pay for their incarceration. They can work the farms, make products, any number of productive things to help pay their way.
The problem with that is it would soon turn into legalized slavery. Whenever you give a Government an inch it will take a mile.
And if they go on strike and refuse to work...what then starve them? Some I’d just assume starve so don’t take this as a negative against your post.
Many years ago Detroit entertained creating a daily work release program for the inmates in the country. The work would entail cleaning parks and city medians. Unfortunately, those jobs are unionized and the union said nope, ain't gonna happen....LOL!