31. Jan. 2010. – 15:10:02
There are three constituent parts of any criminal justice system, the process of catching suspected offenders, charging and convicting them in the courts and incarcerating them in prisons. The first two components consist of many people with corresponding checks and balances to ensure justice is done with fairness to all and is seen to be thus done. However when it comes to the running of prisons in general the governor is "king" and almost but not quite an absolute monarch. Controversy erupted last year when it was revealed that governors had power and were using that power to release prisoners far sooner than anybody had authorised.
If prison governors are "kings"
then prison warders are the "nobles" and as we learn in history kings
and nobles were often in conflict as to where the power would lie. In prison it
is forbidden for inmates to possess or use mobile phones, drugs, or to use
networking sites. So there is no drug problem in jails.....? no criminal
activity involving mobile phone contact between convicts and the outside
world.....? And today in the Sunday Times it is revealed that one of the
country`s most notorious gangsters was using his Facebook account to threaten
his enemies.
It has been said by many with knowledge
that the Prison Officers Union is the last bastion of left wing union extremism
where union power and not the management is in control of the work place .
Similarly it has been said that whilst drugs are illegal if they were totally
excluded from jails there would be serious riots with the result that to a
certain extent a blind eye is turned to the illegal supply in prisons. If using
Facebook is contrary to prison rules how does a dangerous inmate access it
without the knowledge of those paid to keep him secure and out of contact with
the public at large?
If prisons are being run for the benefit of
a quiet life for their employees as a first consideration and the protection of
the public as a second somebody should explain.
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