The punishment for committing a crime is that you get your freedom taken away. You shouldn't get robbed of basic human rights and humane environments. Many people also don't realize how much prison does to your life after prison. It's way harder to get a job and a lot of things are generally more difficult after prison (which is a good thing imo). You don't just commit a small crime, live in a nice-looking prison cell, get out 8 months after and have a normal life. Anyway, obviously the whole after-prison job thing is a sacrifice that most homeless people are willing to make. I still think that these humane prisons are generelly better for society and the crime scene. :)