Lots of "tough guy-ism" in this thread, but not much of actual substance.

The government is not in the business of torturing people (well not anymore, maybe). Those of you who talk about how nice prison is have probably never been or experienced what its like behind bars in one of our fine privatized penal facilities (I will admit that I haven't and don't plan on it, but I know people who have). Your "hot meal" is a cold baloney sammich and plain rice that has bugs in it. Television... bitch please. If you count picking up garbage on the highway, or stamping license plates as entertainment then yeah, theres that. Don't forget the phone calls to your loved ones that cost $14. And then theres the constant danger of being shanked. Prison sucks.