This is the most self righteous post I’ve ever read.
Prisons in the UK are, for the most part, a pretty easy place to be. Most offenders serving time do so in shared cells with access to television, games consoles, books, pool tables, exercise facilities, training facilities, communal areas with other prisoners and access to outside space. This set up is not a deterrent. Obviously there’s different levels of crime and some criminals benefit from training etc - some people can be rehabilitated and come out of the system better than they went in. But for the most serious of offenders who commit the most heinous, violent crimes why on earth should we as a society allow them to live a life of relative comfort? Ok maybe you don’t think the death penalty is appropriate but surely they should be locked in a cell, alone, for the rest of their life with no access to any luxury? It’s not about revenge it’s about punishing people for the crimes they commit.