I can speak from personal experience when I tell you that I have been found not guilty of an offence that I was in fact guilty of and further more have been convicted for a crime that I was not guilty of. Just because some one is found in court to be guilty, does not mean that they in fact were. It is only remains a fact that they have been convicted on a belief that they were guilty. On the prison bit, I can also speak from experience after having spent a small amount of time in maximum security. I can honestly tell you that prison is an absolute joke. I could do nothing all day if I wanted to, could watch video's, play games, play musical instruments, drink unlimited amounts of free tea or coffee, received good meals and a small income. In fact I was effectively earning an additional $100 clear a day which was coming off my fine. I was allowed to buy my own personal TV if I didn’t want to watch the main one and one inmate who I met had every thing you could ever want in his cell besides a female. Admittedly I was only there for just under two months and probably didn't get the chance to really miss freedom but it should have been an experience that I absolutely hated to become a huge deterrent.
And just incase anyone thinks I was an extremely bad person, I was sent to prison for refusing to pay a fine I received for getting caught for keeping reptiles in NSW just before they had that states amnesty for the same thing. As they say though, do the crime, do the time. It should now be said, do the crime, have a reasonably comfortable time.