Sentence examples for prisons should be from inspiring English sources

How typical of Cameron that he bravely and admirably breaks a taboo by insisting that the approach to prisoners must change, but does not fully address the issues of how prisons should be organised and resourced.

"I'm not saying that prisons should be luxurious experiences, but they should be decent," he said.

One of the Woolf recommendations was that prisons should be small – no more than 400 places.

Some of the money saved from closing prisons should be reinvested in the programs so we can ensure that these trends, in public safety and savings, continue.

He believes that space in prisons should be turned into work camps in which poor people would get, among other types of training, classes in personal hygiene.

Not measured necessarily to fit prevailing public opinion - she believes prisons should be abolished, for example - but for their consistency and precision.

The purpose of every prison should be that each prisoner they release is less likely to commit offences than when they went in.

The report concludes: "Prisoners engaged in real work in prison should be receiving a fair wage for the work done".

Now, Maher is on the right side here -- he believes the prison should be closed and the prisoners given trials -- but for the wrong reason.

"I think prison should be abolished".

Others say prison should be seen as a scarce commodity.