30 days in Prison

Watching 30 days in class on thursday really opened up my eyes to see what Jail is all about! I could not believe that the guy actually spent 30 days in jail for not even committing a crime. I could not name one other person that I know who would do that. Watching how people spend their time in jail is very sad. From the second they get there, they basically loose their freedom. They cannot do anything on their own without being watched, and they have absolutely privacy. It is also very shocking that there are more people in jail who are mentally ill than people kept in mental institutions. There was also data that showed that jail really doesn't even help people become a better person. The percent of people getting let out of jail come back within 10 years is ridiculous. Yes prison is still a place where no one wants to go, but then why are the same people coming back within 10 years? Obviously something right is not happening where it is not making them stay out of prison. When i was watching the part where he was put into isolation for 72 i could not even imagine! The phycologist were saying that within the first 15 minutes they already start to see them basically go crazy. For me, I would probably start to loose it within the first 5-10 minutes. What really got to me was the stories of each individual. Obviously they broke the law and shouldn't be out on the streets, but they should be able to get help, rather then being in prison where they have no one to talk to about there problems which is why nothing is working.