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I was reading an article earlier today about the privileges prisoners get in the UK as part of prisoner privilege schemes which are developed in each prison.

Here are some of them which are earned through good behaviour and taken away through misbehaviour:

Access to Private Cash
Extra and improved visits
Access to in-cell television
Wearing own clothes
Eligibility to participate in higher rates of pay schemes
Time out of cell for association between an establishments minimum and 12 hours

Those are most of the key earnable priveleges but there is other ones in different prisons, perhaps they get a games console to go with their TV or extra food or even better food.

Do you think prisoners should be able to earn such privileges? Should they all have the same things in prison regardless of behaviour?

One thing I did read was that prisoners arent always able to access the enhanced features of the schemes for example extra cash allowances and this is when they maintain their innocence, so in other words, if you arent guilty of the crime youre put away for, always say youre not guilty etc, then you dont get the higher end of the privilege system.

What are your thoughts?

Prison should be a 8ftx8ft cell with a mattress on the floor and bread and water every day.
No matter how "well behaved" they are

These privilges for prisoners are totally ridiculous, terrorists/murderers/rapists live with luxuries some good people dont have.
And i think the whole criminals have human rights is totally ridiculous, the minute you break someone else's right i think you give up any rights you have. not that i am saying criminals should be tortured for fun/not have a toilet etc. i just think in general they are treated way too well.

♥. Just another day like any other,
Nothing in the sky said run for cover,
There was no parade,
No lights flashing,
No songs to sing along the way. ♥

For once, we agree on something.

In all honesty, prison sounds pretty good right about now.
3 meals a day, free room, showers, a gym, cash, hair cuts.

The only catch is trying not to get raped each day.

It's a lazy persons dream.

I know alot of people that have been/is locked up i think they are fine how they are atm.

-Cassie =]

What exactly is 'good behaviour' and 'bad behaviour' when you're stuck in a cell for child rape?

I think it's basically not causing any harm or trouble during jail time.
Or it could also be acting as an inside informant for what's going on inside the prison that the guards are not aware of.