You are absolutely right Falk, the Earth is flat. We also never landed on the moon, Elvis lives in a trailer park outside Reno, the Earth is the center of the Universe, and their are only four elements (Fire, Wind, Water, and Earth). Now that that is out of the way, just imagine you Falk, being absolutely guilty, are brought into such a camp, how would you like to be treated? There are two sides to every coin. While invariably with any legal system, there will be some people who are innocent who are either accused, and ultimately absolved, or incarcerated, there are also many more guilty who could be absolved or ultimately incarcerated (I use the word absolved, but it doesnt sound right, if Im incorrect on it, feel free to point that out). Prisons are places where people are held for punishment. No prison should be a place where someone isnt at least loath to go, if not terrified. If that person ends up being innocent, than I would guess (Im no psychologist) that they would then be that much less likely to commit a crime, having been on the inside, and seen what it is like. Take note of Alcatraz. That is the kind of prison along the lines of what a prison should be, and note, there were never any successful escapes. Also note, I forget the exact name, but it was a Canadian POW camp during WWII. Located in Canada, in what is now a private school. This was a prison that Falk seems to be in favor of. Prisoners had much freedom there, they played sports, were given materials for sewing (dont ask me why) participated in theatrical events, all in the same building that is now a school. They even had leisurely meals in what resembled a cafe. The only elements that resembled a prison were the restriction of movement (only from leaving the compound, and presumably from a few places in the compound, i.e. the wardens quarters), the barracks style sleeping (thats right, no cells), and the guard towers. Here, among other escapes, there was a man who escaped no less than three times, and was caught not by prison officials, but by train workers, and mounties, in his quest to travel into the US. Whats the significance? The nicer the prison the more likely a breakout. Some may argue that if the conditions are nicer, people wont mind as much. But thats not true. The conditions may be nicer, but you are still a prisoner, and people want their freedom. If the conditions are harsher, like Alcatraz for instance, you will still have those who try to escape, but they will be unsuccessful, and many will not have the will to try and escape. Has anybody heard about the French Penal Colony in French Guiana? I dont know whether it is still active, but when it was, it was considered the most feared prison in all the world. Something those French finally did right. This prison had the harshest conditions Ive ever heard of in relation to a prison, I would say something like this would be the best bet for a prison, but for two things: the guards were corrupt, probably due to low pay, and relegation far from France, and the conditions in solitary were to the point that almost everyone in solitary died from disease, or went completely insane. While I wouldnt necessarily have a problem with conditions that bad, the length of time spent in them was unreasonable (measured in years) either improve the conditions a little, or shorten the time. Dead prisoners and insane prisoners just bring up new problems.