[Wynonie Harris]

Well, Jambutty, as Ianto says you have a right to your opinions, but mine couldn't be more different.

As far as I'm concerned, criminals arrive in prison, in most cases, as a result of their own actions. They should, therefore, be prepared to accept the consequences of what follows. OK, provide them with food and basic (very basic) creature comforts, but to expect us to carry on funding their self-inflicted drug habit is a step too far for me. The hardship they will suffer when they go cold turkey is simply part of their punishment and one that they have brought on themselves.

And, yes, I admit to feeling a little bit of vengeance in my heart towards those who have murdered, crippled, assaulted, robbed, raped, terrified and generally harrassed my fellow citizens, In my opinion, the reintroduction of an element of vengeance in the form of longer prison sentences in harsher conditions into the UK justice system would be more than welcome in these "non-judgemental" PC-obsessed times.