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i have reservations about making our prisons centers for "rehabilitation." one, there is nothing childish about punitive punishment. two, i'm not quite certain that has been shown as an effective course of action.
i once read an essay by C.S. Lewis dealing with the nature of punishment... the differences in mindset between punishing someone because they deserve it, and eschewing traditional punishment in favor of rehabilitation. it was very interesting, i'll see if i can dig it up again for you all.
the short-term solution imho is to radically reduce the quality of care and prison facilities. prison should be HARD TIME. no amenities of any sort... no tv, no non-essential healthcare, spartan cells, heating and cooling kept only within the parameters of not endangering the inmate's health, etc. hard labor all day everyday.
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If you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.
~ Winston Churchill
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