-Caveat Lector- 'Super prisons' should be built for more offenders Ananova Tuesday 26th February 2002
An independent report has concluded the Government should build massive "super prisons" with space for 1,500 inmates each. Up to 12,000 new prison places should be built near major cities in "new for old" projects. Valuable city centre sites would be sold to help fund their replacements. The review of private finance initiative jails by Government-appointed expert Patrick Carter said privatisation had been "very successful". It recommended opening three or four super prisons "in the next few years". The report also suggests the best locations for the new jails would be London, Hertfordshire, the West Midlands, West Yorkshire and Tyne and Wear. It said: "Too many of our prisons are old, costly and unsuitable for modern needs. We are recommending that an ambitious programme of 'new for old' prisons which should aim to deliver 12,000 new places, mainly in large prisons close to large conurbations. "All new prisons should be designed and built by the private sector." Mr Carter noted that there was a "them and us" attitude in the Prison Service towards private jails. He suggested adopting a mixed management style based on a French system, where the public and private sectors work side by side. A prison with 1,500 spaces would make the most of economies of scale, he added. The biggest existing jail is Liverpool with a maximum capacity of 1,510 but the second-largest, Wandsworth in south London, is significantly smaller with 1,371. http://www.ananova.com/yournews/story/sm_530738.html <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
