PRISON

Does it work?

                   

PRISON LIFE

Prison life

THE FACTS!

It costs on average £38,000 a year to keep someone in prison!

The UK has the highest imprisonment rate in Europe

The prison population is predicted to rise even higher, and so more prisons need to be built

Look at how much the prison population has increased

What problems do prisoners face?

Over half of all prisoners have a drug problem

Heavy alcohol consumption is common among prisoners

Half of all prisoners are at or below the level expected of an 11yr old in reading

More than half of male prisoners have no qualifications at all

2 Out of 3 female prisoners have no qualifications at all

Young offenders

The number of 15-17 yr olds in prisons has doubled over the past 10years

It is estimated that 25% young offenders are fathers

39% young offenders are mothers Drug and alcohol problems are huge

among young offenders

Prisoners families

It is estimated that 66% of female prisoners are mothers

Each year more than 16,000 children

are separated from their mother by imprisonment

What happens once prisoners are released?

62% of prisoners are sent back to prison within 2years of being released

Ex prisoners are responsible for 1in 5 crimes

A third of prisoners have nowhere to live on release

Is prison failing in its aims?

Prison aims to;

-deter people from committing crimes

-punish criminals-rehabilitate criminals-Keep society safe-Justice for the victim

Is prison the best answer?

The level of reconviction rates are worrying.

Do some prisons function as ‘colleges of crime’ where first offenders are housed with hardened criminals- hardly a suitable place in which to steer them away from a life of crime

Do criminals leave prison with any prospects?

What about the families of prisoners, are they being punished too?

Surely prisoners stand a far better chance in the outside world if they have a stable family to return to?