Youth jails don't work!What do you think??

lil eva · Youth jails don't work!What do you think??

Only one in 10 people believe that jail helps young offenders become law-abiding citizens, according to a survey.

A poll of 1,000 adults by ICM for SmartJustice, which campaigns for alternatives to prison, also found two out of three regard jails as "universities of crime".

Instead, about eight in 10 people surveyed supported better mental health or addiction support.

Nine out of 10 backed better support by parents and more activities for young people.

SmartJustice director Lucie Russell said: "People no longer believe that locking up young criminals and throwing away the key achieves anything.

"The Government needs to sit up and listen to what the public are saying.

"Prison is an expensive way of making non-violent young offenders worse."

Eight out of 10 interviewees (84%) backed compulsory work in the community combined with drug treatment for young drug addicts.

will_lufc

well its seem that some of them would rather be inside with there mates and the sad thing is these prisons have a lot more to offer the kids than what the outside world does,pool tabels sky tv video games ect i mean wtf is it all about.
a lot of these young un's dont have any of this and probley feel much safer inside and also get proper meals so all in all its like a bloody good holiday
makes my sick tho that its us silly buggers that are having to pay for it

chimp

birch the little f*ckers

Buster

I don't think they work as any kinda deterrent at all.

Instead they act as a 'training camp' where they can learn all about 'crime skills'... Besides that, once they've got that on their CV (haha) what chance do they have of turning their life round after?

In saying that, my brother spent 4 years inside, and he kinda loved it... Turned himself into a right beefcake. Didn't have much else to do apart from building himself up in the gym