Should prisons be made harsher?.

Maybe Chris Grayling should have to do that, nanaej Or I could suggest a few plenty of other MPs for that exercise.

You know how some MPs try to impress the public by going to live with only the equivalent of a week of unemployment benefit etc.. maybe Frank would like to spend a week at HMP as part of some social research for us all?

People in prison are being punished by being deprived of liberty, not by being made to live in slum conditions.

Prisons aren't comfortable places.

Prisons should not be comfortable places, they are being punished not pampered.

Poor old Ken Clarke must be internally fuming!

Is Frank really Chris Grayling?

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2272572/Criminals-face-new-spartan-prisons-Justice-Secretary-s-tough-regime-uniforms-Sky-TV-pocket-money.html#axzz2JpVuRmPZ

No

"Ladies" – does this constitute cyber stalking?

Ummmm, I was being ironic!

Most people in SC would not admit to being in Brum - it is I think!

NOT really part of Brum.
Probably Roman rd then.

It's Sutton Coldfield actually or so he says - remember "...one of the most expensive parts of Birmingham"

I'm guessing that Frank lives in Handsworth. Anyone else got a guess?

Sorry to actually be serious but I do object to prisoners paying less for their TV than hospital patients.

Don't tell Frank he'd be horrified - glass in the windows, food, maybe even central heating - and training to help them to make a living without re-offending when they have served their time -and all at his person expense as a tax-payer, whatever next! He'd be beside himself with self righteous indignation.
Privately - what a great idea!

I'm going to prison on Monday. HMP High Down runs a training scheme for prisoners who wish to train in catering and hospitality - they have a restaurant and they need customers, real ones, to practice on. The scheme started a few years ago and seems to be very successful. On release, the prisoners have skills and many have found jobs. The reoffending rate is minimal. A brilliant idea really.

"They could also be located on a deserted island."

Look what happened last time we tried that; Australia!

"They could also be located on a deserted island."

Look what happened last time we tried that; Australia!

Who's emmaH?

Oh elegran I love the idea of prisoners generating electricity for the national grid lol.

If not the national grid then the prison could be self sufficient in electricity. If they run out when their tea is cooking then they'll just have to do a bit more exercise.

There you go Frank...you've turned me from a leftie do gooder to...well not exactly a birch 'em and 'ang 'em high but a vicious retributionist

Wind-up, Frank!!
HunterF and emmaH - sure there is no connection?

Ditto jeni - how do cats always know that you do not want them crawling all over you and make a beeline for you!?

Personally I would bring back the stocks - short, sharp and above all cheap!!

Cats always love Me pity, because I'm allergic to them!

Inmate!

Hi gracesmum

I would not go kicking kittens or any kind of animal although I did have to fight off a cat once.
Oddly enough cats do not like me probably because of my contact with dogs.
I hardly ever see any cats in my garden probably due to the fact everybody has a dog in my road.

Frank

jeni! You can't say that!

(yes she can )