Wouldn't surprise me. That or it's their way of clearly hoping we won't do something stupid like rebel. You know, let the inmates think they have lots of freedom and they'll be happy. Cause not many people seemed happy at Squall.
But then again, Squall seemed to run on the same principle as Japan. Keep the prisoners working and they'll be too tired to do something.
Or maybe I've just been in more prisons than a normal person should be.