Prisoners In Minimum-Security Prisons

According to Hidden Homelessness, a survey of more than 400 rough sleepers by Sheffield Hallam University a fifth of homeless people have committed "imprisonable offences" to spend a night in the cells.

Resolved that prisoners in minimum-security prisons have too many luxuries.

My first argument is that too many people view prison as a better alternative to homelessness or their current living conditions. A fifth of homeless people have committed “imprisonable offences” to spend a night in the cells. One homeless man by the name of Bruce Hodgson regularly gets arrested when it’s cold outside. On one incident Bruce was intoxicated and he started causing disturbance outside a store. When he was asked to leave he refused to and ended up getting

According to Dictionary.com, a prison is a building in which people are legally held as a punishment for crimes they have committed. Assistant General of the Prison Officers Association said, “We need to address the root of what prisons are all about. With all the privileges and opportunities they are given it seems they can have a better life than a non-offender – and that simply is not right.” In modern minimum-security prisons in Britain, prisoners have been given luxuries such as computer consoles, flat screen televisions complete with satellite channels and en-suite lavatories. One prisoner imprisoned in Britain boasted that he felt that he was, “Better off inside.” Also, according to service order 4460, “All prisoners who participate in purposeful activity must get paid.” These luxuries given to prisoners are seen as a reward. When a child does something bad they are usually punished. If a child does something bad and gets rewarded they are more likely to do the same act again. The same idea works with criminals, if a criminal does a crime and gets punished effectively; they are less likely to repeat the crime. The impact this evidence has is prisoners are given rewards for crimes, when they should be given punishment. In conclusion, prisoners in minimum security prisons have too many luxuries because too many people view prison as a better alternative to their current living condition, these luxuries are costing