Prisons should be self-sustaining environments which empasize rehabilitation. Void of the death penalty, with the addition of voluntary euthanasia (post-psyche sessions).
Self-sustaining would mean manual labor, which, as long as it meets acceptable safety standards, is perfectly appropriate. The ultimate goal would be a prison system that pays for itself.
The purpose of prison should be to rehabilitate - not purely infantile punishment. The goal is to address psychological issues that result in criminal activity to provide a mechanism for self-realization of acceptable behavior within society.
The death penalty is ineffective at prevention and prone to the inherent possibility of murder of the inappropriately convicted. And there is no reparation for the murder of an innocent by the gov't.
Euthanasia should be a viable alternative to those who may have life sentences with no parole but do not wish to work the rest of their lives to support their lives while in prison.
There would probably be a number of other things I would suggest, such as the constant rotation of guards to inhibit guard-convict relationships (which results in the corruption of guards). Etc.
And this is all a dream.
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