Just a discussion subject. Today we visited a National Trust property located next door to a prison!!! Finding out more about it (after WW2 Rudolf Hess was interred there). But being curious I clicked on a series of links which led to prisoners rights regarding visits.

According to what I read, convicted prisoners are entitled to only 2 1 hour visits every 4 weeks. Turning this around this means that the prison services only allows prisoner's families only 2 hours contact every 4 weeks. In my book that makes the Home Secretary a vindictive little proverbial victimising/punishing family members who have not committed any crime whatsoever. Surely (and ironically), therefore, should the families of Home Office Employers and prison staff SUFFER the same punishment/human rights?? If not, please state below why you believe families of convicted criminals should not have the same rights as the rest of us (unless there are real child protection issues). I look forward to finding out what the moral (not legal) reasoning for this abuse is.