tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post4644900326308779474..comments2023-10-25T09:49:43.089+01:00Comments on BEN'S PRISON BLOG - Lifer On The Loose: Lock everybody up.prisonerbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14923205052778958118noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-335664782964528492010-07-13T04:34:12.885+01:002010-07-13T04:34:12.885+01:00i reckon that argument (that someone may reoffend)...i reckon that argument (that someone may reoffend) has some validity, but *only* if they either express the wish to reoffend (unlikely) or are being convicted either for multiple similar offenses or have a previous similar conviction. i.e only lock them up to prevent reoffending if they have reoffended.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-83121576048559428322010-07-12T22:35:43.038+01:002010-07-12T22:35:43.038+01:00According to the latest statistics including the o...According to the latest statistics including the ones kept by the police themselves, crime rates are going down and are at a low rate, while the prison population continues to rise. What a paranoid country we live in.Sophie Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336695401529252201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-21593594316783399552010-07-12T20:24:35.694+01:002010-07-12T20:24:35.694+01:00Bring back national service?!Bring back national service?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com