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  the justice minister, kenneth clarke raised this issue today reasoning that we should imprison less offenders.
  his reasoning is that it is counter productive as more than half of released prisoners are back inside within a year of release.
  the cost of keeping inmates is 40 grand a year, more than educating them at eton.
  the blue press is up in arms as are activists who are usually of the hang em and flog em school of thought.
  the previous blue home secretary michael(something of the night) howard stated that prison works, indeed it does in that people cannot offend when in their cells.
  i am assuming that mr clarke is referring to non violent offenders only in his statement.
  
  would be good to hear some thought out forum views.

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