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I spent the first five years of my law career as a public defender. I visited jails and prisons on a daily basis. I can tell you for an absolute fact that I would not survive there for long. There is some rough stuff there that would put me in physical danger I would not be equipped to handle, but the utter tedium of the day to day would also break my spirit.

Country club prisons where famous people go get a lot of press. I have never been to any of those places. The places I were were horrible places that no one would ever want to spend time in. Loud, crowded, palpable tension and horrible smells.

There is a lot of debate to be had around prison reform, but your average prison or jail is a truly awful place.