Life in Federal Prison

Some years ago, I represented a Bandito motorcycle gang member in a federal criminal case wherein he and many of his compadres were charged with sale and distribution of crystal meth. The government's case being what it was, and the evidence being as strong as it was, everyone eventually pled out.

However, that's not the point of this post. Back at that time, you could still get paroled in the federal system. As you may know, now you serve basically day for day any sentence you receive under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines. One of the Banditos, not my client, came up for parole hearing, and did not show at the appointed time. The powers that be didn't think much about that and let it ride. A second parole hearing came up sometime later, and again this individual was a no-show. After the third time of his failure to appear, they sent for them to find out exactly what was going on. What was keeping him from making his plea to be released early?

They got in him in, sat him down and questioned him. He told them that they (the Bureau of Prisons) were teaching him to read, they had fixed his teeth, he was getting three square meals a day, and (since he was a Bandito member) he wasn't getting any grief from anybody. Basically, his life on the inside was better than his life on the outside, and he did not want to be paroled, thank you very much.

What kind commentary is that of how society is dealing with its fringe elements?