Holiday Camps.
In the late 80's I visited Holloway Prison and in a chat with a prison officer she told me the new prison, which was soon to be completed, was so luxurious that as it coincided with her retirement (on a meagre pension, sufficient for her to live in a small flat) she would have loved to have stayed on in the prison as a 'guest' so that she could enjoy it.
I have just googled it:-
It is of red brick with projecting windows and flat roofs. Communal facilities include an education centre, workshops, gymnasium, swimming pool and chapel. A 'trolley walk' on level two runs around the site, linking all the main buildings and administration is located in the gatehouse complex. Inmate accommodation is in four and five storey cell blocks.
She said the prisoners (hope that word does not offend the sensitivities of that Crook lady! ) would have the right to have their single occupancy cell decorated, with fixtures, curtains, furnishings, in the style and colour of their choice, TV, doors open all day etc.
I wonder why prisoners re-offend after all that brutal punishment ?
