There could be no such thing as a prison in a truly Christian society.

     Other people that would agree with the statement would argue; we are not all perfect, and if there was a true Christian community, we would not need a prison system, because no one would commit a crime or sin. There are better ways of punishing criminals, tagging or community service. These prisons can cause anger towards law and order, and people may want to take revenge on the prison system, this can increase the crime rates. Prisons are inhumane. Jesus taught us to forgive people who sin. The guards in the prisons are given the right to play God, and most of these inmates are treated badly. Yes, there are re-form programmes, But they are very few and hard to get onto them, and really there is no chance of them re-forming, they will not re-form or become responsible citizens. Out of 63000 prisoners, 80% of these re-offend, so is there really a need. These prisons are hard to keep open and cost money, around £10,000. This money could be sent on something worthwhile. There is also a lot of violence in prisons and they consist of fighting and gang rape.

     In my own opinion, I think we do need prisons to keep those who can’t obey the law, contained and protect society from them. I think more reform programmes should be added to lower re-offending rates. Longer sentences should be added for any violence an inmate creates while in prison, this would be a deterrent to stop violence. I also think that depending on there crime or type of person they are, there should be a separate prison for them to attend and are never released. There also needs to be justice in the world, and needs to be seen.