In the Uk prisons we as law abiding citizens get very frustrated by what we perceive as 'cushy' sentences for criminals who are locked up in our prisons for serious offences. 2 to a cell on average with TV, and X boxes and all sorts of comforts in the name of rehabilitation as well as their 'human right'' instead of punishment...and therefore therefore we have so many multiple offenders because prison is not a deterrent to them However, it might sound harsh ...I'd like to see a few of our seriously hardened and vicious criminals locked up in the way Quezon city jail treats their prisoners , perhaps then they'd think twice about committing a second crime... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ions-inside-Philippines-Quezon-City-jail.html
I share your frustration Holly, we are far too soft. Now we have the use of drones to supply their drugs in prisons ! What is going on ? Why is it so lax ? Life sentence should mean life as it does for victims I think the powers that be give them a token sentence because prisons are full Something needs to be done - taking away all privileges should be the norm Filling their day with 'positives' and getting them to do educational studies as well as some work, would better set up those on shorter term sentences In extreme cases, such as paedophiles and serial killers - the only answer to that, is the death penality
Fifteen states have done away with parole boards, opting to confine prisoners to the full length of their sentence. Maine is one of them. The governor can pardon or commute a convicted criminal's sentence but that is rarely done. One thing that we find, however, is that judges keep this in mind when they sentence someone Whereas, in a state that has parole, judges can earn a reputation for being tough on crime by giving long sentences, knowing that the convicted criminal would be eligible for parole in a much shorter time, in Maine they tend to give lighter sentences, knowing that the entire sentence will be served. When someone is sentenced to life in Maine, they will never again be free, and ten years means ten years.
I think that kind of jail is the norm in the Philippines - an open cell where a multitude is housed. In Manila City Jail, there was a time when an epidemic hit the inmates so the media went to the jail. And it was reported in the news that there were cells where the inmates sleep like sardines, not a space left on the floor of the cell. Can you imagine if the jail would have an outbreak of chicken pox or skin disease? But that pitiful condition of prisoners in the jail is not a deterrent because crime is still being committed and the statistics show that the crime rate is even rising.
@Corie Henson - That's my concern and I doubt is the answer. Conditions like this destroys the mind and soul, leading to aggression and mental illness. Giving prisoners 'purpose' in life is a better way But - there are those that cannot be helped and are pure evil, there is no point in keeping these lives in confinement they deserve the death penalty