[rectang]

What if you were that prisoner?

An impossible scenario? You could never be a criminal, so measuring the outcome need not take into account the prisoner's stake?

[crucini]

If I were the inmate, I would most likely accept "early release" to a would-be reformer. I would happily sleep on the guy's floor to get out of even a minimum security prison.

I see a number of advantages for me. Not least, I have someone who really, really wants me to succeed on the outside.

But you haven't yet told me what you'd do, either as inmate or prospective reformer.