Overcrowding In British Prisons
In this discursive essay, I’m going to be writing about how bad the British prison system has become and what the government should do to fix it.
Overcrowding is the main problem in many prisons across the country, causing serious criminals to be mixed with smaller criminals. Because prisons are expensive and take a while to build, overcrowding occurs as many prisons as they aren't designed to hold as many inmates because some cells are built to only hold up to a maximum of two people. However, they are being used for four people which for the prisoners will mean very cramped conditions. This can cause tense on others and many prisoners have mental issues which can cause a lot of fighting and high risk of suicide. In North Wales, there has …show more content…
Many of them are in for summary offence crimes for example not paying fines and some people are in due to others abusing them which made them commit petty crimes and that's why they need to turn their life around and this is why prisons give them work experience to help them for when their sentence is up so they can find a job. I know in one of the prisons in the UK, HP Shotts prison, offers work experience to everyone and in this the men build garden benches, garden stools etc. and they are then shipped to B&Q. They also get people into art classes and different types of workshops to build things for nurseries and high schools. By doing this they are setting them up for when they get out of jail as sometimes before they never used their brains in the world and only used violence and now they get to experience what it’s like to have an education.
In conclusion, the British prison system is going terribly wrong but we are gradually making changes to this to help people who are in need of it and are trying to turn their life around into something good. We are investing more money and time into these prisons and are hoping for the best outcome for a person after their sentence. However, criminals are not in there for a holiday, they are also in there as a punishment and shouldn't be allowed luxury gifts, but they also shouldn't be made to feel sub-human in any way while behind
Overcrowding is the main problem in many prisons across the country, causing serious criminals to be mixed with smaller criminals. Because prisons are expensive and take a while to build, overcrowding occurs as many prisons as they aren't designed to hold as many inmates because some cells are built to only hold up to a maximum of two people. However, they are being used for four people which for the prisoners will mean very cramped conditions. This can cause tense on others and many prisoners have mental issues which can cause a lot of fighting and high risk of suicide. In North Wales, there has …show more content…
Many of them are in for summary offence crimes for example not paying fines and some people are in due to others abusing them which made them commit petty crimes and that's why they need to turn their life around and this is why prisons give them work experience to help them for when their sentence is up so they can find a job. I know in one of the prisons in the UK, HP Shotts prison, offers work experience to everyone and in this the men build garden benches, garden stools etc. and they are then shipped to B&Q. They also get people into art classes and different types of workshops to build things for nurseries and high schools. By doing this they are setting them up for when they get out of jail as sometimes before they never used their brains in the world and only used violence and now they get to experience what it’s like to have an education.
In conclusion, the British prison system is going terribly wrong but we are gradually making changes to this to help people who are in need of it and are trying to turn their life around into something good. We are investing more money and time into these prisons and are hoping for the best outcome for a person after their sentence. However, criminals are not in there for a holiday, they are also in there as a punishment and shouldn't be allowed luxury gifts, but they also shouldn't be made to feel sub-human in any way while behind