Interesting proposition. You’re probably onto something here. Wouldn’t be surprised if scientific studies concurred (and also got me thinking would be similarly interesting to have those imprisoned growing plants, as could play a conducive part in their rehab… aside: recalling story about some prisoner who got ahold of seeds and had the whole prison grounds filled with hundreds of cannabis plants, lol.)
Reminds me of the book, The Power of One, where a lucky prisoner is allowed to grow and maintain the prison gardens, and yes, same same but different. I’ve also heard of animal programs, like taking care of cats and stuff in prisons