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Originally Posted by Taf
"Education through incarceration" does not work in most cases I read years ago. So why not a return to short sentences that offenders won't want to risk because they involve hard labour with zero comfort?
Oh yeah, the liberal lawyers and their supporters would have a field day and large fees paid by the taxpayers.
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Willie Whitelaw tried the 'short, sharp shock' regime not long after Thatcher became PM. It was found that all it did was make criminals fitter and faster when committing crimes upon their release!
One problem with imprisonment is that new inmates get taught the tricks of the trade by the older, more experienced, prisoners.