An Englishmans home is his prison

Something weird is going on in British prisons.

More than 40 outsiders have been caught inside prisons or trying to enter by scaling walls with ladders. They’re trying to break in! Some of the intruders are total strangers to prison staff and some are released offenders trying to get back inside.

But wait, there’s more. English Ministry of Justice data show that almost 40,000 inmates have opted out of the early-release tagging scheme since it was introduced in 2000, turning down the chance to leave jail up to 18 weeks early. They don’t want to go home.

What’s going on?

Can you spare a dime for an old dame?

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One Response to “An Englishmans home is his prison”

  1. Jean Chia says:

    June 9th, 2008 at 11:28 pm

    maybe they are too used to the jail already, or perhaps they are afraid to face the world again!

    hey, remember to bring some of yr tuna patties to my place since you’re going to be there the whole day. I do hv fresh donuts & cappucinos available all day long! Enjoy! :)

    Jean C.

    Jean Chia’s last blog post..BBQ Night

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