Are those prison cells located in the center of a very desirable city though?
Being able to walk outside seems like a plus. $40 a day for a bunk bed, tv, and food sounds very reasonable to me. And you can move around whenever you want.
Maybe if you can fit your life in a backpack. That's a serious limiter.
There are? Where.
Also, it doesn't matter. You can't leave prison. That's the main problem with it, not how poor or nice the finishes are.
Prisons at least allow visitors.
Prisons allow visitors because prisoners generally can't leave. It's a much better deal IMO to be able to leave but not have visitors come to you.
Have you ever actually visited someone in prison? I have and I'd say meeting up in a coffee shop is infinitely preferable. You can only go there during a specific time. You have to go through a long screening process that might involve taking off undergarments for inspection so you have to get there early. You awkwardly sit in a room with the inmate at a table being constantly watched. You only get a small amount of time with them. It's not really very "social."
Not in their pods, er I mean cells.
Scandinavian prisons look like a pretty good time.