My Grandfather served a year in Raiford Prison in Florida after being wrongly convicted of Manslaughter. He was sentenced to 20 years but fortunately the Governor gave him a full pardon.
Granddaddy said he was well treated. He even started a Sunday school in prison. I will say he always thought the judge who sentenced him was an idiot.
One of my g.g.grandfathers was hanged. I am a direct descendant of John Brown. Yeah, that John Brown.