I toured San Quentin Prison in California when I was younger and studying in college. There were a couple things that struck me, The main yard was a bit freaky. It was fully occupied I would say 1000 men a roar of converstaion as we walked our tour was a group of 8 with 8 escort officers so 16 all together, could have heard a pin drop in 30 seconds and a thousand staring faces. What struck we most was the impression I had was these guys belonged there. They were all hanging in their gangs and not a one of them were the type of person you would expect to meet on the street any street. Another thing that I found unusual was the cells they had custom casework in the cellls Im not jokingut the prisoners must have made it in the wood shop, fine cherry, some oak nice stuff, built in tv units, I saw a couple shrines. I think it was not as tough as you think if you keep your head down and did not mess with the prison program. I think the thing you would fear most is the other inmates... I don't know any answers I just thought it an interesting article, and from what I read about Sheriff Joe the conditions he provided gave me the impression if they participated they would learn job skills and the whole tent thing would be a deterrent anyway not intended to be a debate, just wondering if anyone else had heard of this guy