Prisoners in some modern British jails have been given luxuries such as including computer consoles, flat screen televisions complete with satellite channels and en-suite lavatories.
Inmates themselves have admitted conditions in some jails are like those at holiday camps.
One man jailed for repeatedly stabbing his wife once even claimed that he was enjoying a luxury life in prison and boasted that he was better off inside.
Prisoners also receive free bed and board, wages and cash bonuses for good behaviour, while drugs are cheaper in jails than they are on the streets.
Prison officials have reported watching inmates simply sitting in their cells watching sport on television - sometimes on the Pay-TV channel Sky Sports - or playing games on computers or Playstation consoles.
Other prisoners have had access to en-suite cells with flatscreen televisions while at the same time being able to check dinner menus and order their meals in advance.
Politicians have raised concerns over the level of comfort at the jail, but the governor of the jail, opened in 2008, defended the modern facilities.
A spokesman for the Prison Service has dismissed claims of cushy prisons.
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...out-case-life-of-luxury-in-British-jails.html
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Inmates themselves have admitted conditions in some jails are like those at holiday camps.
One man jailed for repeatedly stabbing his wife once even claimed that he was enjoying a luxury life in prison and boasted that he was better off inside.
Prisoners also receive free bed and board, wages and cash bonuses for good behaviour, while drugs are cheaper in jails than they are on the streets.
Prison officials have reported watching inmates simply sitting in their cells watching sport on television - sometimes on the Pay-TV channel Sky Sports - or playing games on computers or Playstation consoles.
Other prisoners have had access to en-suite cells with flatscreen televisions while at the same time being able to check dinner menus and order their meals in advance.
Politicians have raised concerns over the level of comfort at the jail, but the governor of the jail, opened in 2008, defended the modern facilities.
A spokesman for the Prison Service has dismissed claims of cushy prisons.
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...out-case-life-of-luxury-in-British-jails.html
What are your thoughts on this?
