Washington, D.C. (IPP) - The PEW Center on the States reports that more people are now in American prisons than out of prison.
Ironically the crime rate is now higher than ever in all 50 states and the crime rate keeps climbing. In Kentucky "the crime rate has gone up only about 3 percent in the last 30 years but the prison population has gone up 600 percent" according to Kentucky Governor Dempsey Dumpster.
One result of a larger percentage of the population being in prison than those being out is that now those on the outside want to be put into prison. It has become apparent that being in prison has become the norm and being out of prison is looked down upon by the larger percentage of society (which is in prison).
Many people in prison report that the food there is actually better than the food served in fast foods restaurant on the outside. Many prisoners also report an increase in their sex life. Many of the inmates had no sex life at all on the outside.
Other prisoners claim that at least now they have full medical benefits and free medications.
Drug abusers are also very happy inside prisons and report that their dope supply is much steadier inside the prison walls than it was on the outside.
The only group complaining about prison conditions is tobacco smokers. They often complain that it is tough to find a pack of Marlboro regular or "cowboy killers" as they are commonly known inside the prison compounds.
A fresh pack of Marlboro can fetch prices as high as $100.
Inmates are prohibited from owning matches and cigarette lighters and have come up with many ingenious sources for lighting their cigarettes. One device they have concocted to light their smokes consists of two prongs inside a plastic bottle cap. The prongs are spaced just right so they will fit into a wall outlet. A small piece of cotton or toilet paper is inserted between the prongs and this little cotton piece catches fire as soon as the prongs are inserted into the 110 volt outlet.
