[Madhatter]

Originally Posted by slinky

I can understand that yes it seems a cushy number in prison. BUT they are away from all the people they know, wife, kids, friends ect... and that really hits you when you are in prison and reminds you that if you get sent down again, you will be without all this again.

But with this STUPID intermitten sentence, the longest you are going to do without this is A WEEKEND, a FULL WEEKEND....oh it must break the poor sod's hearts to be without WIFE, KIDS ect..... for a FULL WEEKEND!!

MY HEART BLEEDS!!!!!!!!!

I agree with the first part, It's one of the things my friend mentioned hit her the most, and why she would make sure she didn't go there again.
The being with murderers was the scariest part she said.
The second part I think you may underestimate the power of being tagged and in effect put in a cell at night, albeit your own home with family. Imagine not being able to nip out down the shop. In some ways thats worse than being in prison, because it's something your used to be able to do when at home.
When you've got someone on a tag, sitting there explaining how it feels, you realise it may appear cushy but it's not that cushy in reality. It's still a punishment that puts people off re offending.

If they do this and then find people reoffend more than ppl who went full time to prison then fair enough, but for minor offences I don't believe that will happen.

Still think our prisons should be used for the most serious offences first, if less non serious offences went to prison, more people who commit assaults etc would be in there.