Prison: Punishment or Rehabilitation?

Why are prisoners in prison anyway? Are convicts detained and imprisoned for their good or our safety? Is the current system of prison working well? Is the prison pleasant for the inmate, should it be pleasant for the inmate. Are inmates being educated in the ways of society or the ways of crime? Is prison "a walk in the park" or "a walk in the dark"?
Some important questions need to be asked and answered in order to determine what the status of the prison system is and what its goals should be. Canada's current way of doing things, as far as justice goes, is rehabilitation. Everyo…