The people that have made the comments that prisoners should have a/c should have to go and live with them for a while and see how much compassion, tenderness and love they get from these people. They were put there for a reason some for molesting little defenseless children, hurting the elderly, rape, murder. What is wrong with you people? I grew up without a/c and I survived just fine. I'm sick of using my taxes to pay for the animals that a let live on our earth. It is time to start punishing them for what they do not rewarding them. If they got caught red-handed doing these things to innocent people they should immediately be put to death. All they do is get out and do it all over again. How many chances do you think they need? What would you do if one of them took your baby and raped it, or just in your face killed your parent or child or sibling? Would you want to see them sitting in jail? I know if it was my child they did that to I don't think they would make it to the court house. It makes me sick to see the kindness that is given to them. They are treated with more respect than most of us on the outside. I've seen plenty specials on prisons and they have it pretty durn good. It's time for americans to wake up and wise up before all they have is criminals in this world.