Prisons: Porridge Not Croissants

We are told today that our prisons are full and they will have to release felons earlier with electronic tags.Don't buy it.There is a simple sollution.Prisons are way to expensive to run because of all the luxuries that are lavished on the inmates.Take all them away and have a no thrills prison eviron and costs could be slashed by 70% and the money could be used to build more prisons.Simple. No TVs,no junk food,tea and coffee,carpets,etc etc.Problem solved. The problem of recidivism that has also been cited today would be eliminated with longer sentences.They keep on letting them out to re-offend! We have a revolving door policy which is insane. Capitol punishment for murder would also reduce the prison population as would the harsher regime which would act as a disencentive.Right now jail is a holiday camp and they are lining up to get in although it is very hard to end up in jail as the judiciary bend over backwards to let criminals off the hook.