No, because that only works for the duration of the sentence. The most important consideration is, in fact, what happens after release, unless you’re talking about a no-parole lifer, and few criminals are in that category, hopefully only the truly incorrigible. The important consideration is whether you’ll be releasing a rehabilitated individual or an embittered sociopathic criminal acclimatized to prison life and the criminal element. The US justice system has a pretty poor record on recidivism compared to others.