Letter: Prison doesn't work
Letter: In his latest rant on January 16, Peter Rhodes advocates more prison sentences on the grounds that "prison is the only sentence that frightens villains". In most cases, this simply isn't true.
Letter: You can always tell when the Shropshire Star has run out of useful things to print — Peter Rhodes gets a column.
In his latest rant on January 16, he advocates more prison sentences on the grounds that "prison is the only sentence that frightens villains". In most cases, this simply isn't true.
Many criminals view prison as an occupational hazard, and many more are merely convinced that they will never be caught (regardless of what the current arrest rate is).
Curiously enough, on the letters page opposite the column, Trevor Mytton gives good reasons why just banging people up is not necessarily a good idea. I expect Mr Rhodes would prefer we transport them to the colonies.
Sean Bayley
Donnington
