Prisoners' Wives

[Xhaka Can’t]

[Joker]

Is there any real evidence that making prison conditions harsher acts as an effective deterrent?

[Letters]

Is there any real evidence that making prison conditions harsher acts as an effective deterrent?

Capital punishment definitely reduces the re-offending rate.

I don't know actually, in answer to your question, but you would have thought so. It does seem to be way too cushy right now.

[Flavs]

Interesting subject, I think we should adopt Hitler's theorem on prisoner treatment really. They should be "employed" 4 days a week 9-5 with a dinner break and 2 cig breaks to do community work such as street cleaning and picking up litter and so on while learning a trade on their 5th day such as carpentry, metal work and so on so they can then use these skills not only to improve desolate areas while in prison but then use their skills upon release.

However it seems that rehabilitation isn't actually the aim of the British prison system. The true aim is just to remove the issue for a while so the focus is on other things.

[Letters]

Hitler

[LDG]

Lock them up and throw away the key, I say!!

[Hump]

Lock them up and throw away the key, I say!!

and possibly give them unknottable sheets

[Coney]

Unfortunately a lot of repeat offenders come from such shitty conditions anyway that to make prison a deterrent would seriously infringe upon their human rights.

Just make it relative to what you are used to. If you come from a council estate, the cell smells of shit. If you are from the posh end of town, the lacky doesn't swallow after the oral.