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As I have told “BreakPoint” listeners and readers in the past, this indifference has consequences, not only for prisoners, but also for all of us. Most of these prisoners will eventually get out after having spent years in facilities filled with noise, filth, and fear—not exactly the stuff of successful rehabilitation.

This is why it's foolish to feel joyous about a crook getting prison raped, as many here on FR do. The negative consequences of that will be far worse than that little bit of vengeful satisfaction we get.

Prisons should not be filthy nor should there be rampant physical abuse by inmates or employees. Lock the crooks in a tiny cell by themselves, let them out one hour a day for exercise, then put them back. Rinse and repeat until their time is served. That keeps them out of society and doesn't provide an environment that could best be thought of as 'Criminal Careers 101'.