Change Prisons

[Cheekyvincent]

As prisons in Britain are overflowing, we should change prisons. In the old days, prisons were horrible. They stank, the people couldn't sleep. They feared going to prison. Now, people want to, free food, access to computers, its a palace. This way, our prisons will have some space, rapists, paedophiles, murderers and burgulars wont be allowed not to go to jail.

[AngryBanana]

You're stupid. Really.

[ZeroAsALimit]

Overflowing?

Though! They are in there for a reason.

Pack more in, let them kill each other, let them live in squalor and Hell!

[Aivi]

Who would go to prison then.

[Solfaen]

And liquid soap. Yeah right.

[American-Chinker]

If marijuana was legalized, there would be much more room for the people who are actually causing harm to others.

[ZeroAsALimit]

At 2/4/07 01:10 PM, American-Chinker wrote: If marijuana was legalized, there would be much more room for the people who are actually causing harm to others.

In that case, I forward the proposal that Fascist paramilitaries be legalised. ^_^

[64]

At least I don't get butt-fucked.

[GoryBlizzard]

You're making it sound like prison is a great place to be. It's not. If you got sent there right now, you probably wouldn't like it at all. Once you're in prison, you have no freedom whatsoever. You are either confined to your cell or the greater compound of the prison facility 24/7, unless you're an inmate in a work release camp doing community service. On top of that, visitors can only come at certain times, the bathrooms are dirty, the food sucks, and all your fellow inmates are the same gender as you are. Plus, inmates who have access to a computer can only use them as part of an educational program, and cannot use the Internet. Very, very few prisons allow inmates to have direct access to the Internet.

[ZeroAsALimit]

At 2/4/07 01:20 PM, GoryBlizzard wrote: Once you're in prison, you have no freedom whatsoever.

Actually, in my country, there is a political storm brewing, because a prisoner is trying to sue the government. Not being allowed to vote is an infringment mon his "human rights".

Also, in my country, many murderers are released within 2-5 years.

[GoryBlizzard]

At 2/4/07 01:23 PM, ZeroAsALimit wrote: Actually, in my country, there is a political storm brewing, because a prisoner is trying to sue the government. Not being allowed to vote is an infringment mon his "human rights".

I actually don't have a problem with convicted felons being allowed the right to vote. Canada started to allow inmates to vote in 2002, I believe. Most U.S. states don't allow it though, except for Maine, Vermont and Massachusetts.

Also, in my country, many murderers are released within 2-5 years.

I find that pretty hard to believe. Here, 2-5 years is the standard sentence for crimes like assault or anything drug-related.

[TheMaster]

I reckon they should solve the prison problems with some sort of game show. After each trial they have an extravagant machine pick their sentence, I can imagine it now.

Judge: You have both been found guilty of murder, TIME TO SPIN THE WHEEL OF PUNISHMENT!

*Lights flash on an off, chirpy, upbeat theme music plays*

Host: Time to spin that wheel! Ok, off you go!
*Murderers spins wheels*

First murderer: Yes! Three week holiday in the Bahamas!

Second murderer: Fuck, hanging.

Obviously, it would be televised.

[NextToNothing]

I like the wheel of punishment

that's a better idea then the original posters (ouch)

but honestly prison sucks, it still sucks, and hopefully it will always suck

[Gendo]

At 2/4/07 01:04 PM, ZeroAsALimit wrote: Pack more in, let them kill each other, let them live in squalor and Hell!

Fucking A!

Being stuck in an overcrowded prison is the ulitmate punishment, far worse than any death sentence.

[Grind]

Oh yes tyhe place were the most horrible people go to just to kill each over more and to join gangs. Yes I want to go to prison and be raped up the ass, its quite a palace.

Please read something, and also few prisons have access to internet, and some prisons you have to pay a doller a day for food or you starve.

[SyntheticTacos]

At 2/4/07 02:05 PM, PinkBeer wrote: Some prison inmates are treated to luxuries you would expect from a 5 star hotel, except in prison- its free!

Except you can leave a 5-star hotel whenever you want.

I think people don't really understand how bad it is to lose all freedom and be treated as a sub-human being.

You forgot the rampant rape and the fact that it you know... sucks to be in prison. Why don't you take a look at San Quentin prison in California and tell me if being in a 6x9 is like a 5-star hotel?

Judges throw around prison time far too easily- a year is a long time to be stuck in a cell. I wish people would stop pretending like life in prison is just so more humane than lethal injection. One thing about the death penalty though- I've heard that most of the prisoners on death row actually die before they're supposed to be killed by lethal injection.

[ZeroAsALimit]

At 2/4/07 01:37 PM, GoryBlizzard wrote: I actually don't have a problem with convicted felons being allowed the right to vote.

I do. I'm pretty sure they will vote purely on the basis of law & order.

I find that pretty hard to believe. Here, 2-5 years is the standard sentence for crimes like assault or anything drug-related.

Alas, it is so. Fuck, in my country, you can even be a registered sex offender or a murderer and be allowed out in the community to work.

At 2/4/07 02:03 PM, Gendo wrote: Being stuck in an overcrowded prison is the ulitmate punishment, far worse than any death sentence.

I honestly don't even see why we bother feeding them. :(

Britain came up with the idea of concentration camps and now we are wussying out of being hard on criminals. :S

[ScreamiNSemeN]

I think they should abolish prisons. If someone is a murderer, a rapist, a pederast, etc. they should just be shot in the head upon being found guilty. End of story. Free up my tax money I don't want to pay to house those fucking rejects.

[MethodMinus]

We should just send convicted felons to the moon. A new form of exile. I suppose only the people with life sentences would go at first, but once there are cheaper means to go back and forth all criminals will have to spend some time on the moon at one time or another.

It will be like the new Australia. Soon they will start to think of themselves as an independent nation.