They simply don't have the space to house most of these pricks when they offend, hence the release on bail.
They know that... so they just re-offend.
If all the states and territories chipped in and the fed govt. took up the slack, just build a wicked super prison out in the boonies.
Tap into a current rail line for the mines and use that for transport of prisoners. (an old cattle train modified would be plenty good enough)
Set up a small regional airport for the workers
Have really decent accommodation for the warders, and put 'em on a fifo set -up.
Look after them well, really well.
Bores will do for most of the water required.
So, then transfer all the killers, rapists and the like, to the super prison, freeing up the local prisons for the lesser crimes.
Imagine the look on the face of Mr Joyrider/car thief when he's remanded for 6 months instead of being out in time for lunch.
Three strikes into prison for anything, off ya go to the super prison.
All the civil rights mobs, will scream about visiting rights etc etc.... Too bad, tell someone that cares.
If someone in govt., actually put this in place and followed through on the law and order platform, they would be in power for the rest of time.
If, there's that word again, they just looked ahead for the good of the country and got their heads out of the trough.
Lots of things would make a super prison in the boonies a no go and sure, cost of this, cost of that.
Fukc the cost, the thing would save so much money over the long term, it wouldn't be funny.
Change the sentencing system while we are at it too.
When I was a mechanic, we had a times and labour charge book. It would tell you a particular job, should take 3.5 hours, so that's what we charged, even if we squeaked in out in 20 minutes less.
Set up, a basic penalty rate.
Remove that aspect from the "powers to be" individually.
Judges would no longer decide, who gets what.
Bail would be available for some pretty crap, but it would need to be minor.
If ya busted for car theft for the second time, refer to the penalty book. Oh beauty, you get 6 years and 6 years, means..... 6 years.
If ya caught selling ice, then its 25 years..... done.
Murder, well, I still reckon, an eye for an eye on this one.
You get 3 months to appeal, if its a no go, then you get a needle up the arm and ya brown bread.
None of this being on death row for 35 years and finding God.
Geez, imagine if all the traffic infringement money was allocated to this. You'd be nearly there.
Just on my own tickets since being 17,i could have a wing named after me.
Oh Shit, you could buy the rights to have a wing named after you.
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