Prison is too comfy! *Yawns*

According to some bloke from a union (and, Lord knows, we should believe everything we hear from union officials) prisons are now some comfy that prisoners don't want to escape. I'm going to avoid the knee jerk, Daily Mail esque reaction of "nrrgggh, burn the prisoners! Burn them!" and instead note that it is actually a good thing that prisoners want to stay in prison. Seriously, one of the reasons why they go to prison is so they can't get back out into society. Yes, it would be nice if they were kept in prison because it was so secure and they can't escape, but if the best we can do is keeping them so comfortable they don't want to escape, then I'll take that.

However, I'm not convinced that prisons are environments people want to be in, even if they are really comfortable. After all, even if you were staying in the Savoy, it wouldn't be that comforting if there was someone at the end of the corridor who wants to *shank* you with his *blade*. Likewise, even if prison is like a suite at the Ritz, it ain't going to be that much fun if you are sharing a cell with a Glaswegian thug who goes by the *handle* of Gripper, who wants to make you his *prag* and bum rape you every single day of your stay.

So in summary, prison could be very comfortable. It is the company that bothers me. And if I was inside, I'd want to get out ASAP.