Kenneth Clarke: prison is a waste of money
Justice Secretary Ken Clarke says the current prison system is financially unsustainable. Prisons are overcrowded and tax payers carry the growing financial burden while, according to Clarke, there are ways to reduce this burden and use prison life more usefully.
However, media, lobby groups and therefore many people argue that Clark is ”soft on crime”. He himself talked to the Guardian to deny this accusation and says that everyone who thinks prison life is easy, should visit a prison soon.
He is currently preparing a bill for a proposal of: a large sentence discount, diverting the mentally ill from jail, prisons with a working environment, operation of firms inside of prison to learn the inmates skills they can use in society when they get out and finally, make community punishments tougher by making offenders do structured unpaid work for eight hours a day.
Link to original article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/apr/16/ken-clarke-prison-waste-money
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I think it’s a bad thing to have too many people in one place, especially if they have nothing on their hands. If you lock everyone up for the slightest crimes, you’ll have what now happened in the UK: Overcrowded prisons.
I don’t think life in prison is easy, especially if a prison is overcrowded, people will only grow hate and get toughed up. I think Ken Clarke’s plans are good, why not make inmates work in jail and prepare them for their return to society by learning them skills and earn proof of good behaviour and a healthy work ethic.
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ReplyDeleteI fully agree with you on this one! Prisons should function as a tool to eliminate bad behaviour and get people back into society. Punishment for the sake of wellbeing, not punishment for the sake of punishment.
In your summary, the last paragraph is one sentence. It is a bit long to easily read. Perhaps this is something you can keep in mind when you are writing a summary next time.
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I partially agree with both of your statements. I think overcrowded prisons is a bad thing and inmates should get some kind of job or activity to keep them busy, however I don't think prison is just to punish people for their bad deeds and get them ready for society again. I believe that some people don't ever deserve to get back in to society again, as history has proven that no matter what kinds of therapy you apply to some people, it simply won't have any effect at all and they'll be back to no-good in no-time. That's why prisons are also a safe way to keep the psychos from ever entering society again!
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