tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29958311.post5374541631512056003..comments2023-10-14T11:58:16.814+01:00Comments on Aberavon & Neath Liberal Democrats: Prison lock-down must be followed by rehabilitation investmentAberavon and Neath Liberal Democratshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12744060533288571298noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29958311.post-44145213190970633182020-03-25T07:57:17.418+00:002020-03-25T07:57:17.418+00:00I couldn't agree more.
When those in quarant...I couldn't agree more. <br /><br />When those in quarantine from Covid-19 have been interviewed on the radio, what they say they miss most is freedom. That reinforces the point that prison reformers make, that the real punishment of gaol is deprivation of freedom. A decent government should make sure that the time spent is put to good use. Eventually, all but the most incorrigible convicts will be released back into society. We should ensure that they are better people than when they went in.<br />Frank Littlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29958311.post-69161573081617492952020-03-24T19:26:30.279+00:002020-03-24T19:26:30.279+00:00This puts our own privations (confined to the our ...This puts our own privations (confined to the our homes for 12 weeks, but free to wander from room to room and into the garden if we have one, and to go outside for a period of exercise) into perspective. Prisons must in future concentrate more on re-rehabilitation if we re to remain a civilised society. In the meantime those of us "on the outside" should realise how lucky we are, in spite of the lockdownPeter Wrigleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16481117156930677255noreply@blogger.com