Prison Works Shock- but don't tell the BBC

Goodness - the Observer, Sunday Times and Telegraph all have articles on how and why more imprisonment reduces crime. Can't remember the like.

What can have caused this ? Coincidence ? Tony Martin's forthcoming release ?

This is particularly unusual when you recall the almost total media dominance of the pro-criminal, anti-punishment view. Think of the number of anti-punishment or criminal welfare organisations, many state-funded, like NACRO, Prison Reform Trust and the Howard League. There must be literally hundreds, from the major players down to charities like Unlock.

And the BBC will reliably amplify their message. I remember when NACRO, the organisation for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (what about caring for victims ?) decided to rebrand themselves as 'the crime reduction charity', the BBC immediately used their description. Pressure groups the BBC don't like, such as Migrationwatch, are "the self-styled Migrationwatch UK pressure group".

You can count the pro-victim charities on the fingers of one hand. And the media profile of people like Peter Coad and David Fraser is remarkably low considering their advice to Home Secretary Michael Howard in the early 90s started the fightback against crime.