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David Green and the Times: Prison doesn't work why don't you admit it?

By John Hirst

David Green and the Times: Prison doesn't work why don't you admit it?

The simpleton, David Green, the director of the think-tank Civitas, is claiming that prison works and the failing is that we won't admit it. Stupid boy! His argument goes like this, whilst prisoners are inside they are not committing crimes outside therefore prison works. However, this is just stating the bloody obvious.

If prison works, why is the re-offending rate at 80%? This clearly proves that prison does not work.

It just goes to show that the Times has sunk to gutter level printing such garbage from the likes of David Green. Perhaps, Daniel Finkelstein is not up to the job as editor?

Full post as published by prisonlawinsideout on July 18, 2008 (boomark / email).