Hypothetical question; if you had no choice, which of these would you choose? Homelessness or prison life? Explain why one is better or worse than the other.

Being homeless for a minimum of a year, or being in federal prison for a minimum of a year?
Nevermind how it happened, just consider which of the two would be worse for you.
Being homeless is tough work, as you gotta spend your days surviving, if you’re in a big city you might get subjected to beatings…diseases, bad hygiene, weather…
If you’re in prison, you’ll have to learn how get by in the society created by the inmates, and maintain maybe a reputation, fight for it and try not to go insane from complete boredom or paranoia…the crime you did might play a part on how you’re treated, too.
On the streets you’re nothing, in prison you’re an item. In both, bad times ahoy.
I saw a documentary on prison life in America yesterday, followed by a documentary about the homeless in big cities like New York and Montréal, and both are very complex and not quite how we see it if we haven’t experienced neither; so by all means, if you’ve had experience with prison or being homeless, feel free to share.
So you have no choice, you’re either homeless for a year or going to prison for a year; what do you pick, and why? Why is one “easier” than another? (Generally speaking, or in your opinion.)
(Joining the military or a monastery isn’t included. :p )