Winchester MP, Mark Oaten, is to use BBC Radio 4's Hecklers programme in order to suggest all prisons be demolished and replaced with care homes and schools - or some such rubbish.
Whilst the importance of offender rehabilitation should not be underestimated, the whole purpose of a criminal justice system is to ensure that crimes against fellow citizens go punished.
Putting ALL criminals into hospital will not provide the deterrent that exists with the threat of imprisonment.
Getting to say what you think is all very well, Mr Oaten, unless what you've got to say is a load of unworkable crap...
Update:
Just received the Guardian's Backbencher email which has the following curious titbit:
ON TV AND RADIO THIS WEEK
Tonight, 8pm, R4: Hecklers
Mark Oaten argues we should abolish all prisons. Curious, really, because only a month ago he asked in a written question how many prisoners would be released from Winchester jail under the earlyrelease scheme in the next 12 months. The Backbencher can only assumehe wanted to highlight the merits of the scheme for the benefit ofhis own constituents. [emphasis added]
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