Government runs out of prison places ...

[Mr Kobayashi]

I'll not mention how I bumped into David Cameron, William Hague and Gordon Brown in the space of an hour the but I did go to a Town Hall with Ken Clarke, who was the incoming Justice Secretary.

They were talking on their phone and didn't see you down there?

 

[gordondaviesmoustache]

They've still got the Tower and that dungeon under Warwick Castle to fill up.

Not in my backyard!

 

[Two Gun Bob]

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

Back in 2009/10, I spent 12 months at the Ministry of Justice, which covered the change of government to the Coalition after the GE. To spare myself from a withering comment from @gordondaviesmoustache, I'll not mention how I bumped into David Cameron, William Hague and Gordon Brown in the space of an hour the but I did go to a Town Hall with Ken Clarke, who was the incoming Justice Secretary.

I got chatting to the guy next to me who (iirc) was Assistant General Secretary of the Prison Officers Association at the time. He made the point that prison was a mix of punishment, protecting the public and the opportunity to try to rehabilitate offenders but it was fairly pointless sending people to prison for less than 6 months, as that wasn't enough time to do any rehabilitation.

I’m guessing you all ended up in the same brass on a night out….

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

I’m guessing you all ended up in the same brass on a night out….

Almost correct.

 

[Blue Mist]

I have said for a long time that we imprison too many people. Most who are sent down shouldn't be. We as a country follow the Daily Telegraph and Mail in demanding justice and demanding longer sentences.
Most offences could be dealt with by way of home confinement or community punishment.

 

[Scottyboi]

Make the rapists and child killers have a fight to the death against your bog standard crooks and drug dealers.

Only the rapists and child killers are blind folded and hogtied.

 

[Debaser]

I have said for a long time that we imprison too many people. Most who are sent down shouldn't be. We as a country follow the Daily Telegraph and Mail in demanding justice and demanding longer sentences.
Most offences could be dealt with by way of home confinement or community punishment.

Or we could have a massive rebalance of finances and actually tackle poverty.

 

[paulchapo]

Just let out the non payment of fines prisoners, shoplifters etcetera on tag. They could also use old passenger ferries or such. They were good enough for me to live on when I was working on the fuckers so they'd be fine for non dangerous prisoners. Anchored out at sea they're not exactly going to be easy to escape from.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

I thought this was what Australia was for?