Ah, but Q, we have the Howard League of Reform. Prisoners cannot be made to do any kind of work while serving their sentences. They may be offered work, but have the right to refuse it. They can stay lounging about in their cells if they wish. They cannot be kept in solitary confinement (called the Segregation Block) for more than a very brief time, and must be visited each day by the Governor if they're in there.
They have the right to a Visit once a month. They must be fed a diet chosen by a dietician and each dinner is tasted first by the Governor before being served to the inmates. They cannot be denied post, either receiving or sending. They can now be permitted to vote. They have the right to worship in the Chapel. They have the right to exercise in the open air once each day for one hour. They can have quite a large number of items in their cells, depending on the security rating of their jail. For A Cat long-term inmates, I believe the number of items is over a hundred. (Hobby and craft things, pictures, radios, magazines, catalogues etc.) They must be allowed outgoing phone calls using phone cards paid for by the prison. They must be allowed to purchase things from the shop on an order system (called 'canteen') Prison Inspectors arrive unannounced in teams of about twelve people to check that the little darlings are warm, have nice bedding, soap etc and their cells are in good condition. Norwich Prison had an entire wing closed down by these Inspectors as the cells were damp. I could go on and on. One thing they can never ever be asked to do is go on a chain gang!! Unheard of!!