bilby
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Perhaps you would benefit from consulting sources other than the Daily Mail for information on this subject.
I don't reach my conclusions from gutter press reports or from any other news organisation, I reach them by drawing information from respected sources and official reports. If you have a salient comment to make then feel free to do so.
Really? I have NEVER seen a respected source or official report use the phrase 'rampant anarchy in our prisons'; do you have a citation for this?
Perhaps we differ in our level of respect for empty hyperbole of this kind.
Prisons are not pleasant places. Perhaps you should visit one, and see for yourself what they are like. The National Association of Official Prison Visitors are always looking for volunteers, and personal experience is a good deal better than even the most respected third-party source, or official account.
If you do visit a prison, I am confident that you will find neither rampant anarchy, nor a holiday camp. If you visit as an official prison visitor, you may also be surprised to find that the prisoners you visit do not wish to return after their release - and most of them did not expect to end up in prison when they committed the crime that sent them there.
Prison - whether easy or hard - is not a deterrent to someone who believes he will not be caught. And that is the vast majority of criminals.