
Originally Posted by
Eric the Half a Bee
I was reading this morning about the number of prison officers being assaulted. It's on the rise and at record levels. Much of the reason given is that there is a lack of prison officers and there's an unusually young and inexperienced prison staff nowadays.
My point is that the prison service is woefully underfunded, which is why prisoners are afforded early releases. We can argue about whatever we want with regard the justice service, but unless this government is prepared to fund it, it's all hot air. My prediction is that things will get worse as tax cuts for the wealthy and refusal to clamp down on tax avoidance means less public money and more criminals spending less time in prison.