International Law

Prison could be good for you

By John Hirst

By Ann Widdecombe

Making prisoners do a full day's work every weekday, for real wages, would impart skills and reduce re-offending

The question: What good is prison?

The link above is for the Guardian series, and the link below for this article

"In my view, prison serves two purposes, one well and one badly. The one it serves well is keeping villains off the streets and the one it serves badly is making sure that they leave prison less likely to offend..."

Full post as published by prisonlawinsideout on November 20, 2008 (boomark / email).