>I repeat my question - haven't you seen the inmates watching tv, playing ping poing, basketball, handball, and lifting weights? I see this on TV all the time. I have. I can point you to mnay vids on Google showing this.
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>So, if you havn't see this, then maybe I'm not the one who has no idea what he's talking about?
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>I'm sure prison is not picnic, but at the same time, why inmates are allowed these things doesn't sound like punishment to em.

Oh boy, you get your reality from what you see on the TV? IOW, your reality is what the media push down your throat?

BTW, the prisons in The Netherlands are said to be 5 start hotels as well. You can even choose what to eat for dinner from the menu. I used to visit prisons quite frequently for installing and supporting software there. They don't live in misery, thats for sure. But if you ever have visited a cell there is not too much in there that would I relate to a 5 start hotel.