Sentenced to Warehousing

Did you know, dear readers, that if you are sentenced to prison in the state of Florida because of a sex offense, you are automatically banned from most types of programming (classes, vocations, etc) that could be used for rehabilitation?

Yes, indeed! If you allegedly committed your crime with your 🍆, your 🍑, or other chosen (emoji) body part, you are rendered automatically ineligible to participate in many programs across Florida's prison system. Here at Blessington, we have a Dog Training program, sponsored by a University whose hair color shall not be exposed. Part of the program grants college credit hours to the school in question, putting them steps away from a degree! Their program director comes into Orientation one morning to tell our New Gains (the people who just arrived within the last week) that he runs the program, and don't sign up for it if you have a particular flavor of sex offense.
He was, honestly, much more crude than that at first, but the message remains the same.

We also received a digital message several months ago about a college level educational opportunity opening up at a specific prison camp to a narrow demographic. In this message, they adamantly stated that sex offenders need not apply; they will not be accepted.

What does this really mean?

A person who had a nuclear-like fallout with another person with whom they had relations, one who ends up in prison on what are effectively rape charges, finds themselves denied even the opportunity to rehabilitate meaningfully.
They cannot deny basic education (that is, a GED), but vocations? College? Hah, deny! You messed up and got caught, so you wear that mistake forever! You don't deserve a chance to improve yourself so you don't fall back into the same patterns upon release.

If wishes were resources...

I would see a prison that is exclusively housing sex offenders serving their time.
Your general and law libraries would be fully appointed, with up to date paper and digital resources made readily available to you, seven days a week. For those who have need of legal research, researchers will be available to you. Printouts of whatever you're needing for your case are of no charge, otherwise a modest charge to recoup paper and toner costs (eh... 7-10¢ per page).

Each person should have a cell to themselves, no bunking with others. Cells will be ADA accessible, so the person with the wheelchair or walker can be housed this way.
There should also be an Open Bay dorm or two, because I know some of these guys like the noise of Open Bay.

Televisions, of course, are available in each dorm. While expenses might initially dictate that I would use an over the air setup to cover the campus with TV, it is possible that with the right costs, digital cable or satellite television could be made available.
As an incentive, cleanest wing in each dorm gets a movie night once a month, with a selection of Blu-Ray, DVD, and Streamed movies to choose from.

Since it's proven that a food services company can do whatever they like regarding the "master" menu (see all the 'rat patties' -- excuse me, NutriaGrain Bars -- that they serve the meat-eating population here at Blessington for details), our menu for non-meat eaters will be souped up with black bean and oat burgers, Beyond Sausage, tofu, tempeh and seitan based dishes, broccoli crowns, carrot fries, zucchini fries for starters.
Those on a diabetic diet will have a dietary menu planned by an actual nutritionist who will be aware that these meals go to diabetics -- plan accordingly. That means whole grain sliced bread, not white bread. Real peanut butter, not the gunky paste of PB and syrup or jelly. Well seasoned baked chicken with steamed vegetables and pearled barley instead of rice. Burrito bowls with black and pinto beans, brown rice, diced proteins, mild salsa, and cabbage.
Sounds expensive? Hardly!
These were cheap, healthy meals I ate on the streets. Consider the average spend on a prisoner per day, mealwise, is less than $4.00. The most expensive thing I listed is the chicken.
I'm also saving money on the medical side by feeding better -- if you're enticed and satisfied in eating your three daily trays, and not refueling on straight garbage, you're likely to invest in your own health because I'm showing the same intent! Y'know, good in, good out?

Funny thing is, a lot of that food want can spill right over into the standard menu, and to most of the other common diets.
Some edits will be necessary for someone who is pre-dialysis/low sodium, but we'd make sure he or she is getting fed appropriately.

And best of all, if you're found to be extorting anyone on that compound, anyone at all, you will be exported posthaste to a standard DOC facility and barred from return.

Reality sets in.

Alas, getting corrections staff who are of the mind that their job is to ensure safety of residents serving their time, no matter the reasoning for their sentence will be a monumental task.
Getting awarded a contract from the state to operate a facility of this exact manner will be next to impossible.

Ah, well. I guess we'll have to be content with being warehoused. :')