votes for prisoners

[Grahamm]

It's not all black and white.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/...ch-UK.html

" Live reports from Norway on the penal system that runs contrary to all our instincts"

Hmm, "All our instincts"? Well, the instincts of those who read the Daily Mail, perhaps who believe that "Prison Works!" and are probably in favour of bringing back the Birch too.

Except that "an extensive new study undertaken by researchers across all the Nordic countries reveals that the reoffending average across Europe is about 70-75 per cent. In Denmark, Sweden and Finland, the average is 30 per cent. In Norway it is 20 per cent. Thus Bastoy, at just 16 per cent, has the lowest reoffending rate in Europe."

But, hey, why let the facts get in the way of a good "Lock them up in horrible conditions and throw away the key!" rant...