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UK Prisoners Granted Party Rights

Motley Crue · 2010-07-23 08:47:57

In the UK the law has been lifted that prevents prisoners from having the occasional celebratory party behind bars. Since the Conservatives would like to put most of the long term UK unemployed behind bars they figured they'd at least let them keep day release passes for the pub. The quotes are from the Mirror, who make…

23-07-2010 8:47am

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Murderers, child sex offenders and other serious criminals will be able to party again after the ConDem coalition decided to lift a ban on knees-ups behind bars.

In the UK the law has been lifted that prevents prisoners from having the occasional celebratory party behind bars. Since the Conservatives would like to put most of the long term UK unemployed behind bars they figured they'd at least let them keep day release passes for the pub.

The quotes are from the Mirror, who make the whole thing sound a lot worse then it actually is, while the Guardian make a pretty strong case in sensible English

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/jul/21/tories-churchill-prisons-crispin-blunt

Justice Minister Crispin Blunt scrapped the veto imposed by Labour's Jack Straw after six killers held a fancy dress Monsters Ball at Holloway.
Victims' relatives were horrified when pictures of the sick event leaked out, showing killers dressed as vampires, with fake blood dripping from them.
Labour issued an order saying that any events held in jail must be acceptable to the public.
But Mr Blunt has overturned the ruling, saying: "Arts activities can play a valuable role in helping offenders to address issues such as communication problems and low self-esteem." Mr Straw said: "The public will be incredulous."

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