Sounds like Butlins

Nemo

Jon Nemo, Llanelli , UK

"I would love to see anyone who says prison life is easy to even do a day!"

Yeah? I bet most here would prove you wrong, given the chance.

Boredom, crap food, a bog in your room and unfriendly staff are all bearable: no, the worst thing would be bullying from the criminals you love so much.

Paul, Cardiff,

What a rubbish article.Who told you prisoners are locked up from Friday over the weekend.
Print the truth!
Up to 1 hour exercise per day.
Association over 2.5 hours Sat and Sun Also Fri.Plus Sunday chapels to pass drugs around the prison.Officers get no support from managers or the Insp of Prison

Pete, Southport,

Those who are a real danger to the community should be sent to prison. Low level crime is best treated in the community. There should be no alcohol, tobacco, drugs, porn, sex or internet for those inside, Also everything should be censored and socialisation restricted. Help should be freely given.

K. Jones, South Shields, England

I had the unfortunate experience of prison life in 1947. What happened to solitary confinement with bread and water IE. PD NO1. Punishment. It worked on me,never been back since. Every day food consisted of Porrige, Beans ,potatoes Bread. Tea. Check it out. Prisoners wont go back in a hurry.

James, Leeds,

i and my partner were subject to a severe assualt from a so called drug user these people will go to any lengh to get there fix under no means should they walk among normal decent people who where just living a normal life keep these druggies off the streets before they murder some one.

keith greenwood, bury, lancs

If you treat people like animals and tell them they are lower than dirt, then you shouldn't be surprisd if they behave like that once they are released. They have repeatedly been told its the only purpose they are fit for.
Lazy prison officers should be training and rehabilitating.

Richard, Kiev, Ukraine

Prison life is cushy? For whom exactly? Bone idle prison officers drinking tea and doing the crossword in wing offices while inmates are locked in for a weekend at a time maybe. I would love to see anyone who says prison life is easy to even do a day!

Scott, London,

Oooooh yes there is !!!!!

Ian Payne, WALSALL,

Andrew Neilson is a well known advocate for prisoners, telling us time and time again how tough it is for them inside, well guess what? it's meant to be dumkoff!

Try watching the Cop shows out of the states, ex cons on them would rather shot themselves than return to prison, so should ours.

Ian J, Ramsgate, UK

First: Drug taking needs to be decriminalised, & drug marketing needs to be legalised & controlled. This would MASSIVELY decrease the prison population.
Second: It is incomprehensibe that illegal substances enter prisons.
Third: Prison NEEDS to be a really unpleasant place to be.

Antonio, Estepona, Spain

Prison by its nature is supposed to be a correctional facilities, keeping unlawful people off the street till they are rehabiltated. From my knowledge of the prison system which is based on media potrayal; it seems to me a serious review of the system as needs to be embarked upon with adequate funds

Ben, exeter, devon

What a suprise a rebuttle of what a senior prison officer has reported from first hand experinence. Made probably by someone who has never worked inside a prison.
A prison where people get free phone calls, paid, and have luxuries is not a wrokable detterent. Especially if they get cheap drugs aslo

KW, Wirral, UK

I completely agree with the writer. Being locked up from Friday to Monday with no association or exercise must surely break international laws? And having to eat next to a toilet... thats just disgusting. So many of the people in prison would do far better in rehabilation anyway.

Jenna, Inverness, Scotland

Two-thirds of prisoners are reconvicted within 2 years of release because they are not that bothered about returning. Fewer breakfasts in bed and more hard work is what they need.

Des, Edinburgh,

Oh dear. Here is statement by one of the do-gooders. I never see anything about the human rights of the victims of criminals from this organisation. I wonder why? Surely Human Rights are primarily for the VICTIMS of offenses against them; not for the perpetrators of those offenses? Answer please

M. Cawdery, Portadown, Co. UK, EU.

If you can not get drugs through heathrow or border controls, how are they so easily available to get hold of in prizon. It is the case that a low risk prisoner could go into prizon for a first effence and come out a heroin addict or dealer. Possibly a person that has never taken drugs in his life.

Chris, weston-super-mare, North Somerset

First: Drug taking needs to be decriminalised, & drug marketing needs to be legalised & controlled. This would MASSIVELY decrease the prison population.
Second: It is incomprehensibe that illegal substances enter prisons.
Third: Prison NEEDS to be a really unpleasant place to be.

Antonio, Estepona, Spain

Prison is meant to deter - this requires they be spartan. If there was nothing in a prison cell besides the bunks then drugs would be less easy to hide. I'd suggest a extremely spartan environment with limited remedial opportunities on the inside. These should take place upon release.

kevin, Lincoln, UK

I agree, there needs to be some changes. A good start would be to perhaps stop putting convicted murderers on "life support" in prison and perhaps, um, dare I say it, having them executed instead. Its their choice after all, they made the choice when they decided to kill someone.

Chris, London, England