With us giving millions of pounds of foreign aid to 3rd world countries and spending billions on incarcerating prisoners, it would be a gain for all. Prisons in the UK would be used for major prisoners with the minor prisoners sent overseas to work in construction and developing the infrastructure of that country in an open prison environment. Prisoners would be tagged and monitored by a satellite GPS tracking system. Equipment and materials needed would be supplied as part of the payment to the host country, plus food and financial assistance as part of the deal.
This would be a much better environment for the prisoners and they would be undertaking useful projects and learning what life is like away from crime. They would also see the good standard of living which they had compared with those around them. Sentencing would be in 6 month blocks where ships take new prisoners out and bring back the ones that have served their sentence. Dangerous criminals would still need to be kept under the penal system in the UK.
Billions of pounds would be saved, by this simple action, with everyone gaining. Justice would be served because prisoners could be sentenced without judges having to ask, “Have we room in the prison system to keep them?” Their Human Rights would not be affected, as they would have the same rights as those in the 3rd world country they were sent to. This can only improve the 3rd world with the bulk of the money paid by the UK going to the people who need it. Charities working in those countries should take a lead role in the setting up process.
Genius!
(From a parliamentary flyer stuck through my letter box today)