You drastically overestimate the quality of the "medical care" inmates receive. Just last month, for example, the SCOTUS held that California must reduce its prison population by 33,000 inmates because of the inability to provide them adequate medical care. In fact, in its ruling, it said the system produced, "needless suffering and death."[1]
Americans are woefully under- or misinformed about the state of the U.S. prison system. Going to prison is hardly, "medical security." In fact, according to some sources, it accelerates the aging process, thereby increasing the need for the very medical services that, by their absence, aid along this accelerated aging process.[2]
Hyperbole such as that found in the parent post is not only totally useless, it actually does harm to both sides of the argument.
Felons get medical security while we get "austerity". This is a twisted world in which we live.