When you send a person to prison, you should not tear from his life the things he is doing that are good. Rather, you should remove the bad activities and leave the good.
Is he going to church? Let him continue. Is he going to school, or studying? Let him study in prison? Is he working? Don't take work away from him. Don't slap a TV in front of him and teach him to be idle.
Is he doing good things for his wife and children? Let that continue. If there are things that are wrong about his relationship with his family, you will want to correct or remove those things. But, let the positive aspects continue.
There is an inventory that should take place as the convict enters prison. All the good activities he is doing, and all the good characteristics he is displaying, should be encouraged. There should be room made for them with him in prison.
And, the bad? The bad friends, the bad habits, the wasteful hobbies? Those things should be removed, as much as possible.
A good prison should be a sifting center, sifting the bad out of his life, and leaving the good.
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