Screw it. Let them out. I'm tired of pay to house all the pot heads and parole violators that the system wants to keep. These prisons remind me a lot of the way military bases are run. The bigger they are the more powerful the warden and others feel. Keep the murderers, rapists, and car thieves behind bars. Put ankle bracelets on the rest if necessary.
The political class responds to your request by threatening to release the murderers, rapists, and car thieves unless you agree to a tax hike.
(Did you really think they would let you win?)