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  I think there is a fair degree of agreement on this across all sides of the political divide...in that no one at all seems to agree with Ken Clarke. Soft on crime thinking is a real shocker for some if not most Tories, and every other political hue for that matter. Other than saving money the plan has nothing at all going for it.
  
  If Michael Howard, former Home Secretary and Folkestone MP ( Conservative) had croaked it some years back he would be now spinning in his grave. Fortunately Michael is still with us and still spouting his very effective line that
  "Prison Works!"
  
  Prison does work in that in keeps offenders off the streets and elsewhere were they cannot terrorise neighbourhoods and so on and commit further crime. Prison is very effective.
  
  The problem in all this is when people start assuming that Prison should be a rehab centre. Prison should not be for rehabilitation, thats where we all go askew, but for punishment. You do the crime you serve the time. Even criminals know where they are with that one.

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