those are the people who continuously get themselves put back in prison. it is NOT a punishment for them which is why it needs to be stricter.
No it doesn't, it needs
more resources in the form of more staff and more money. It would actually be pretty hard to make most prisons "stricter" - so stop repeating the nonsense you are picking up in the media.
The people you describe above need help, a purpose in life.
We need to stop with this silly obsession we have as a nation of locking up
all criminals. Prison should be a
last resort for only the most serious of offences.
We as a society have a duty to
help people not to re-offend or - even better - prevent them offending in the first place.
Did you know over half the people in prison cannot read or write? How can we possibly expect these people to go straight if they can't even get a job in McDonalds because they can't read written instructions?
I for one would like to see society take some affirmative action towards helping people out of criminality - instead of displaying the kind of prejudice and venomous language that used to be "permissable" towards people of other races and religions.
If we had companies actively trying to help out ex-offenders and
doing it publicly so the company could get some kudos and the offenders could be seen to be making an effort I think a large chunk of ex-offenders population could get back on their feet and stop their offending behaviour.
Instead too many people are prepared to just throw them on the scrap heap and then complain when they go back to stealing or drug dealing or whatever.
Not logical is it?
