Prison is supposed to be punishment, not an R&R experience.
In order to have a gym membership, I have to pay for it
In order to have an attorney, I have to pay for it
In order to have a magazine subscription, I have to pay for it
In order to have cable television, I have to pay for it
In order to have a roof over my head, I have to pay for it
In order to have a electricity, heat, water air conditioning, I have to pay for it
In order to have clean clothes, I have to pay for it
In order to have food on the table, I have to pay for it
I pay for it by working and living within a tight budget, like nearly all Americans.
Not so for those in prison.
The standards should be the same for convicts.
They may be confined, but they should be required to work to pay for they own costs.
I should not have to pay for three hots, a cot, cable TV, gym membership ad nauseum.
/rant
Exactly, it should be like “Midnight Express” or “The Shawshank Redemption” as opposed to club fed.