Does Prison Works? by Christina Pantazis

2024-03-04 12:05:55 UTC

the BCS crime and prison population graph

2024-03-04 12:06:08 UTC

Decrease in imprisonment rates (BSC)

2024-03-04 12:06:49 UTC

Longer sentences?

Increasing imprisonment causes crime rates to fall

2024-03-04 12:07:16 UTC

Based on data from civitas which highlighted the increase in imprisonment has coincided with the declining crime rate reported by the BCS

Data is based on a narrow scope and doesn't recognise parallels in the declining crime rate with countries that have not employed the Prison Works agenda

the overcrowding now presented within prisons

2024-03-04 12:07:31 UTC

pa22346_1 — 2024-03-04 12:07:51 UTC

Rise in suicide within prisons

2024-03-04 12:07:58 UTC

Overcrowding therefore worse conditions

high reoffending rates - prison doesn't work as a detterent

2024-03-04 12:08:15 UTC

Strain upon the prison system

2024-03-04 12:08:27 UTC

Prisons cannot cope with the increasing population. Funding is not present. Prisoners' needs cannot be met.

underfunding in prisons doesn't allow offenders to access resources that can be used in evidence during parol

2024-03-04 12:08:37 UTC

Too high

2024-03-04 12:09:05 UTC

We should abolish them :)

pa22346_1 — 2024-03-04 12:10:02 UTC

Too high - very expensive

2024-03-04 12:10:09 UTC

^ agreed