Even if that's true, don't you think it's a little messed up? Going by what your saying, one soul is worth the price of millions of people. What about all of their souls?

If whoever is running this joint really cared about being altruistic, they'd just magic away all of the terrible things us inmates have done, or fulfill the warden's request regardless.

They get something outta it and something of the magnitude you're asking for comes at a price.