Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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25 January 2011
08:1190157#1
The following article appears in todays KOL but it fails to mention the money spent in immigration detention centres and how that compares with the cash spent on illegals.
Most teens have their TVs and games consoles confiscated when they are being punished, but not in Medway's youth prisons.
More than £160,000 has been spent on entertaining inmates at HMP Rochester and Cookham Wood young offenders' institute in two years.
The taxpayers' cash has been spent on luxuries such as video games, DVD players and board games, figures obtained by the Messenger show.
The revelation comes just days after a court heard 32 youths went on a rampage at Cookham Wood, in Borstal, after a TV ban.
Six inmates were sentenced after about £10,000 of damage was caused in the six-hour riot, sparked by the governor cutting down their viewing time.
More than £50,260 was spent on entertainment at Cookham Wood - which has inmates aged 15 to 18 - in the two years to last April.
The money was used to buy televisions for common rooms, Play Station 2 consoles and games, table tennis equipment, board games, DVD players and DVDs.
At HMP Rochester, in Fort Road, which houses inmates aged 18 to 21, £113,320 has been spent during the same period.
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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25 January 2011
09:5590169#2
This crazy - thank you Marek for bringing it to our attention.
Prisons should be places where you just don't want to go back to, no pleasures at all.
They say prison doesn't work, but it does, it is many people's preferred homes: no rent, no heating and lighting, or energy bills, no unemployment to worry about, complete security of tenure - unless you're let out early.
Is there no one (in Government) strong enough, or who has the balls to make prisons what they should be and not listen to these prison reform groups who just seem to want to say "ah diddums, here's your holiday entitlement for murdering, raping, assaulting, beating that child/adult/pensioner etc."
No wonder there so many people in prison - they "want" to go there, it's easier than on the outside.
Roger
25 January 2011
10:5890184#3
Totally agree Roger.
A custody sentance should withdraw the "freedom" enjoyed by the offender- I am not advocating ball and chain but a prison should not be on a par with a hotel.
sadly, as you say, many find living in a prison preferable to living within the community, how many reoffend to ensure the luxuries of prison that many hard working/ law abiding citizens within the community are unable to afford.
Certainly needs addressing
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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25 January 2011
11:4890188#4
the problem will get worse if the justice minister gets his way and starts closing prisons and letting people out.
Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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25 January 2011
13:2890198#5
Prisons should NOT be places where one is fed, supported and entertained !!!! Where is the deterrent factor??
I think ALL prisoners should do MEANINGFUL or productive work which would help the community.
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