why do the government put sex offenders in open prisons?

Answer 1

So the other inmates can make their lives hell. (I know a prison officer, the things the other inmates do to them is worse than anything you could think of!)

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I assume that you are referring to the open population in prisons. Most offenders do not discuss the reason whey they are doing time. At the prison I worked at, over 1/3 of the inmates were there on a sex related conviction. This ranges all the way from a 21 year old man in a consensual relationship with a 16 yr old female to the grandfather would molested his 3 grandchildren under the age of 9. Some are in solitary confinement. This costs us more than the average of 35000 per year for a inmate in general population. See the link below.

Answer 4

Whilst the acts perpetrated by sex offenders are hardly "civilised", what sort of example will this nation set by abandoning these offenders to mob law? I feel the UK can manage something a bit better than lynching people.

Criminologists will tell you that there are reasons other than pure punishment for imprisoning people. As regards sex offenders, the prime duty of the Penal system is to keep these people incarcerated for the protection of the general public. The question of re-education and rehabilitation of these offenders is generally a secondary consideration.

The decision to send a person to an open prison is not taken arbitrarily, or to ensure an cushy billet. These decisions are based on the likelihood that a prisoner will abscond, or not, as well as on other criteria, such as the rehabilitative possibilities of the prisoner.

It must also be taken into consideration that neither the victim nor the perpetrator of any crime benefit by excessive punishment. There comes a time, that in the interests of justice generally, and in the interests of Society as a whole, that the debt must be adjudged as repaid, and the rehabilitative process commenced.

Furthermore, the approach of commonality stigmatises (scapegoats) sex offenders to the exclusion of other offenders who are guilty of equally heinous and disruptive crimes (drug-dealing, for example?)

Finally, in order that the questioner receives an adequate response to a query such as this one, it would be more effective if examples or cases could be cited with the question. I hardly feel that the Penal system is providing a life of ease to serial rapists or recidivist sex offenders whose crimes are of a lower status in the heirarchy, and asking a question couched in such general terms as this one militates against an answer that is fully considered and thus of value in the educatative sense.

Answer 5

Actually, as sick and twisted as it is ... Sex Offenders are usually put into what they call a "Program Unit" which is secluded from general population. They end up having more rights then your everyday inmate. Their unit's usually are either Dorm style or rooms without locks on the doors. The guy that's doing time for his 4th DWI is locked up next to some drug dealing gang member in general population and the guy that molested the 12 kids is watching the latest DVD in the day room with hot popcorn. Ahhhh, justice!

Answer 6

It gets them off the street where for awhile they can't harass the public further. The other prisoners can be depended upon to make life miserable for sex offenders. And in a country where we have so many poor judges who can be bought for a price, this isn't half bad.

Answer 7

What do you mean by open prisons? Like in general population? Most sex offenders to not attack people of the same sex. Even if they did the punishment they would receive by the pther inmates is far worse than the law allows, so who cares?

You rape somebody....pay the price!

Answer 8

They tried closed prisons, but there was too much public backlash against locking them in deep dark holes so they placed them in the general population so that they could see what it was like to have their sex offended. I good trade I would think.

Answer 9

It is so that the "Do Good" misguided Prats can be sure that their "Human Rights" are not restricted and they can "Enjoy" Mixing with each other to exchange their stories and details of their "Adventures" before being returned to Society to carry on with their vile activities , the Victims , -- who gives a Hoot ? the truth and reality is offenders should be kept in contolled cicumstances for the rest of their Lives

Answer 10

Because the main prisons are full of people who have either committed minor or paper offences. These categories of people should be given community punishment, e.g. carry out unpaid work in the community. There would then be room in a secure unit for the people you refer to.

Answer 11

have not heard that, yet with how out of hand sex criminal registration has develop into, it would not marvel me. i wager i favor to sign up then because i'm sensible i have peed on the fringe of the line, and that i recognize i have peed in the woods. What they make human beings sign up for must be asinine. in case you bypass to a prostitute and are stuck, you ought to sign up. except that prostitute changed into lower than 18, that's in basic terms stupid. That regulation changed into meant to enable us recognize the position the unfavourable predators are, not the small of bladder or favor to get laid ones. i'm not terrified of those human beings. that's like equating the weekend pot smoker with the meth maker or drug kingpin.