es, it is important  for administrators to see for themselves what day-to-day activities are occurring in their prisons as they affect the culture as well as the mental health of the prisoners and what environment they get. Even providing nature films to the inmate population in solitary confinement provides far better psychological outcomes for them. It helps them improve their Mental environment, Job prospects for released inmates -Environmental training programs can play a major role in reducing jail churn, transforming both the prison system and the communities most affected by the system,

No, prisons should not operate in a vacuum outside public scrutiny. They should have the following facilities

• be adequate to protect and promote the health and safety of prisoners and staff;

• (ii) be clean and well-maintained;

• (iii) include appropriate housing, laundry, health care, food service, visitation, recreation, education, and program space;

• (iv) have appropriate heating and ventilation systems;

• (v) not deprive prisoners or staff of natural light, of light sufficient to permit reading throughout prisoners’ housing areas, or of reasonable darkness during the sleeping hours;

• (vi) be free from tobacco smoke and excessive noise;

• (vii) allow unrestricted access for prisoners to potable drinking water and to adequate, clean, reasonably private, and functioning toilets and washbasins; and

• (viii) comply with health, safety, and building codes, subject to regular inspection.

Yes, Gangs are easier to control in a correctional environment. If prison administrators provide humane conditions and require strict adherence to commonly accepted and nationally recognized techniques for regulating the unnecessary use of force, prisons can be reasonably safe for both prisoners and staff. Although the threat posed by gangs presents special problems, the traditional approach to correctional safety—suppression and isolation—has not been successful. The experiences of some innovative programs around the country, as discussed below, suggests the success of a radically different approach: closely monitored integration coupled with incentives and tools to help prisoners leave the gangs.

Staff can team up with the priosners and can help them with keys and increase their ability to esacape as they are in direct contact with them.