[PA Engineer]

I'll backup what you are saying. My Wife did one of her years of public health payback at the Springfield, Mo Federal Medical Center (prison). It was not uncommon for prisoners to be released and end back up on the same floor and the same bed. They would get out, grab a brick and throw it into a Post Office window.

Everybody from the medical staff to the guards knew they would be back. The healtchare or more importantly the nursing care was all they had. That was not available to them on the outside.

Even though it was maximum security, it was the only home they knew and the only family that they had.

[Mark17]

Even though it was maximum security, it was the only home they knew and the only family that they had.

I had criminals tell me straight up, they violated parole on purpose. They did not want another beef, but just did enough to get violated, so they could come back in prison for 6 or 7 months, to get some good food, gain some weight, get medical care, and a chance to get off the drugs. It was a revolving door. There was not enough to deter them from doing this. Three hots, a cot and medical care. As I said, they don't like it, but for some, it is the only security they know. Pretty sad I would say.