Dennis Luther, who ran the least violent, most efficient prison in the country (McKean Correctional Institution) for sixteen years had this philosophy about prisoners and how a prison should be run:
1. Inmates are sent to prison as punishment and not for punishment.
2. Correctional workers have a responsibility to ensure that inmates are returned to the community no more angry or hostile than when they were committed.
3. Inmates are entitled to a safe and humane environment while in prison.
4. You must believe in man's capacity to change his behavior.