I have been watching the programme on ITV about life inside Holloway prison, expecting to be shocked by the levels of security and threats of danger,etc as when I think of women's prisons, especially Holloway it conjurs up images of the most dangerous women all enclosed and desperate to get out.
How wrong I was, it seems most of the inmates try their hardest to remain inside for as long as possible and as soon as they are released the majority of them return withing weeks if not days. They seem to have got into the pattern of being fed 3 times a day, being able to wear their own clothes, go the to prison gym and swimming pool and generally live quite a life of luxury.
At one point it really did resemble a holiday camp, with 'jobs' earning them the money to buy treats each week and a TV for their cells costing £1 per week. Visits to the hairdressers are at discount costs while the rest of us pay full price in the outside world for all these things!
It has left me wondering what exactly this programme set out to achieve, as many potential offenders would not be deterred from offending, if anything they probably see it as an easy way to pay for their crime.
I will watch the rest of the series as I am a bit hooked now so it could reveal a more meaningful side eventually...
Jenny
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