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Old 22-10-2006, 11:43 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Mark Oaten's new prison regime

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programme...ow/6062426.stm

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I would sell the grotty Victorian prisons for housing redevelopment and use the proceeds to move the 30,000 violent offenders to new, modern and secure units outside of town and away from the general public.

Drug abuse within these units would be stopped, and the prisoners would have a tough working day.

For the 50,000 prisoners who have no history of violence, a new system of education and training must be implemented.

Half of our prisoners have the reading capacity of an 11 year old and over two thirds are innumerate.
Not a bad idea. Make them work. I would suggest "away from the general public" could be in the middle of nowhere in a poor country that would be grateful for the business.
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