I disagree with the idea put forward in a number of recent letters to the editor that miserable jails and prisons work best for all inmates.

Despite the protrayals of prisons in television and film, most do not have TVs in every room or inmates playing football and baseball all day. And many prisons do not have air conditioning or fitness centers.

According to a recent article in The Baltimore Sun, "There are over 2 million people incarcerated in the United States alone. That number will double in the next 15-20 years."

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