"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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In article om,
dennis@home wrote:
Prison does work, prisoners don't offend against the public while they
are
locked up.

All you need to do is keep the re-offenders in there.

It costs more than simply giving them a reasonable amount of money to live
on outside. Which makes it poor value for those paying the bills - ie the
taxpayer.

well if they are going to reoffend what else do you suggest?