I had a cousin that got nabbed (I can't remember for what but it was serious) in FLA quite some time back. He got put on a chain gang cleaning up along the highways and other such manual labor. After he got out he made a point to never do anything like that again, and never did.

I think what most people think of as above and beyond 'humane' conditions for prisoners are what they are protesting. Prisons like this (found in Austria according to snopes) are just plain ridiculous. It's supposed to be a prison not a freaking resort!

http://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/prison.asp