Originally Posted by
Meddle
Really? Free room and board, 3 squares a day, a paying job, TV, a library, a gym, and who knows what else.
Put them in a facility like the old DeHoCo, take them out at 6AM each day for roadside cleanup until 6PM, then back to the facility. They'll be too tired to cause problems and will just want to sleep until morning when it starts again. That, plus pay $15 or $20 a day for the privilege of being there.
For jail to be an effective deterrent, it needs to be something they don't like.