So argues Norm Pattis. He makes good points - at least regarding federal prison time. Federal prison is not Club Fed, but it's not that bad. This isn't due to a kind-and-gentle federal government. It's due to the prison population. In the federal system, you tend to be incarerated with druggies, crooks, and scammers rather than rapists and murders. You have a lot of time to read books and think about life. I can think of worse ways of living.