Two important extracts struck me from this understated BBC article
1. A risk of more drug abuse and absconds had been "accepted as inevitable" by Mr Reid.
2. Emergency measures to reduce prison overcrowding will not expose the public to more dangerous criminals, Attorney General Lord Goldsmith has promised.
Explain to me how having more drug addicts in the prison system and more "unauthorised absences" cannot expose the public to more dangerous criminals. This isn't an overnight crisis. We've been "approaching" the 80,000 system full figure for what seems like an age. Bearing in mind that we are talking to abolitionists, allow me to turn up the volume - BUILD MORE PRISONS.
3 comments:
I agree with build more prisons, we must try new things to reduce recidivism though as this is a huge factor in us needing so many places.
I don't disagree, but the reason that reoffending rates are so high is because prisons have never been so overcrowded - at places like Feltham prisoner are locked up for 23 hours a day due to overcrowding and under-staffing. This government doesn't succeed in rehabilitating because they don't agree with punishing criminals. Let's get the horse before the cart - and BUILD MORE PRISONS.
Build more prisons completely!
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