The function of prisons is punishment; therefore life in prison should be hard. Everything has two sides,punishing the prisoners is no exception. The laws for punishing the criminals vary from one country to other,but the prime-motto of punishment is to inflict pain and suffering to the law-breakers. Some people believe that the law-breakers/serious crime-makers have to be punished physically/emotionally to make them realize the pain they cause others, law-abiding citizens sense a level of comfort believing there is security provided by the governing bodies by putting the criminals in prison.Also, few people believe that by imposing strong punishing rules for convicted makes other people of society less inclined to perform serious crimes. However, considering the humanitarian morals,punishing the prisoners is equivalent to making a crime.social confinement and isolation in prison is one of the effective way of keeping the offenders out of society.This make the prisoner isolated and thereby provide a chance to ponder over the circumstances he got into because of his deeds.After watching the movie, 'The Shawshank Redemption' and 'Green Mile' ,it makes me think over once again of how fair is the punishment which is another cruel task commited by the people in authority. The punishment not only makes the criminals more aggravated towards the society but also shuns the chance of improving themselves(which is possible by Rehabilitation, Reformation and several other positive attitude-changing techniques). In conclusion, i believe in changing people attitude by reformation programs ,providing neccasary help physically/emotionally, rather than punishing and making them worse humans who might be a threat after coming back from prison.