Oh boo bloody hoo
28 February 2007
Inmates in Barlinnie prison are sometimes issued ill-fitting (and stained) underpants.
The overcrowded Glasgow jail is the only one in Scotland to ban prisoners from wearing their own clothing.
Personally, I don’t see anything wrong with inmates taking responsibility for their own underpants, unless there’s some sort of suicide or security risk attached to elastic and cotton / nylon. I was listening to BBC Radio Scotland this morning, and I agree that those who aren’t serious offenders (the ones who are jailed for failing to pay fines amounting to under £300) shouldn’t really be incarcerated. I say put them to work, at an hourly rate to pay off said fine. Nothing a little Corrective Work Order can’t fix.
You’ve gotta read the last line of the article:
Barlinnie governor Bill McKinlay said a working group had been set up to consider complaints over prison underwear.
AKA, how to waste yet more time in justifying one’s jobs. Or, is there a risk of riot over unsuitable pants? Are the prisoners in Barlinnie such big girls’ blouses that underpants are such a major concern? HA!
Surely going commando is the sign of epic hardness.
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Maybe its the issue that the used underpants are from the adjacent women's prison…
Comment by TuTu — 1 March 2007 @ 2:46 am
If that was the case, I don't think the men would be complaining!
Comment by Andrea — 1 March 2007 @ 9:53 am
Good point…
Comment by TuTu — 2 March 2007 @ 2:43 am