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'Paedo Island' fears raised by residents on Isle of Wight over prison closure plans
11:17am Monday 28th January 2013 in News
'Paedi Island' fears raised by residents
Outraged residents have called for a review into closing an Isle of Wight prison, over fears the move council turn the holiday hotspot into “Paedo Island”.
Campaigners have said that shutting down Camp Hill will mean the majority of the prison population on the island will be serving time for sex offences.
Two prisons on the Isle of Wight - Albany and Parkhurst - already house convicted sex offenders, including notorious paedophiles such as Roger Gleaves, who was jailed for raping two 14-year-old boys in 1998.
The island's third jail, Camp Hill, could close in April as part of a cost-cutting drive.
Claims have been made that this will mean any cons who are locked up for non-sex crimes will be transferred to the mainland.
Isle of Wight Council leader David Pugh has said he is concerned about the job losses the closure of Camp Hill will bring.
He said: "The fact is the island has had many sex offender behind bars for many years and obviously from time to time that will change as prison numbers vary.
"As long as the prisons are secure and managed effectively and offenders are sent back to where they have come from it's not really a concern.
"We are concerned about the job losses associated with the closure of the prison and I will be discussing that next week."
Cllr Pugh will be meeting HMP Isle of Wight Prison Governor Andy Lattimore next Wednesday.
A petition calling for a parliamentary debate on the closure of Camp Hill has also been started by a prison worker.
Camp Hill Prison Officers Association branch secretary Ben Cooper is hoping to get 100,000 signatures to force a parliamentary debate on the subject.
A Ministry of Justice spokeswoman said the decision is still being reviewed.
She added: “The prison estate must meet the needs of the prison population and provide best value for money for the taxpayer. The whole estate is kept under review to ensure that these objectives are being delivered."
Comments(27)
Monshira
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11:34am Mon 28 Jan 13
Please learn to write actual english.
massimoosti
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11:40am Mon 28 Jan 13
Monshira wrote:Its alarming isn't it..........journali
'over fears the move council turn the holiday hotspot '
Please learn to write actual english.
sts and journalists with spelling & grammer check as well ?
sotonwinch09
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11:47am Mon 28 Jan 13
Stillness
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11:48am Mon 28 Jan 13
Taskforce 141
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12:16pm Mon 28 Jan 13
Rapists and Paedos have no place in our society, yet we let them continue to prey on us and our kin.
Stillness
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12:30pm Mon 28 Jan 13
Taskforce 141 wrote:Murders are okay then?
Now; if we were to do the right thing, and hang sex offenders, there would not be an over-abundance of convicted sex offenders in prison...
Rapists and Paedos have no place in our society, yet we let them continue to prey on us and our kin.
Outside of the Box
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12:41pm Mon 28 Jan 13
Albany,,,,all nonces together, again Cat C nonces (saving space on the rule in other nicks) freeing up the 43 in Winchester for newly convicted nonces.
Parkhurst,,,,Cat C jail (its bleak in there) not many cons want to go there, for the simple reason its on the island.
Prisoners are not likely to settle within the community of the prison useless they live there.
Shoot all nonces and downloaders, and use Albany for all the for proper prisoners of Camp Hill, this saves money on the filth behind bars and transferring all Camp Hill prisoners back to the mainland.
kingnotail
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1:05pm Mon 28 Jan 13
Taskforce 141 wrote:The death penalty has no place in a civilised society.
Now; if we were to do the right thing, and hang sex offenders, there would not be an over-abundance of convicted sex offenders in prison...
Rapists and Paedos have no place in our society, yet we let them continue to prey on us and our kin.
bigfella777
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1:31pm Mon 28 Jan 13
kingnotail wrote:Neither does having sex with children so what's the answer then?
Taskforce 141 wrote:The death penalty has no place in a civilised society.
Now; if we were to do the right thing, and hang sex offenders, there would not be an over-abundance of convicted sex offenders in prison...
Rapists and Paedos have no place in our society, yet we let them continue to prey on us and our kin.
cantthinkofone
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1:40pm Mon 28 Jan 13
kingnotail wrote:Quite.
This is literally straight out of Brass Eye. Nice one echo.
SO50 Saint
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2:01pm Mon 28 Jan 13
Gozza1
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3:08pm Mon 28 Jan 13
Stillness
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3:09pm Mon 28 Jan 13
Outside of the Box wrote:It's very helpful to have an insiders view.
The make up of HMP IOW is thus,,,,All naughty prisoners from Cat C jails get sent to Camp Hill (making it difficult for prison visitors to get) as punishment for being bad boys
Albany,,,,all nonces together, again Cat C nonces (saving space on the rule in other nicks) freeing up the 43 in Winchester for newly convicted nonces.
Parkhurst,,,,Cat C jail (its bleak in there) not many cons want to go there, for the simple reason its on the island.
Prisoners are not likely to settle within the community of the prison useless they live there.
Shoot all nonces and downloaders, and use Albany for all the for proper prisoners of Camp Hill, this saves money on the filth behind bars and transferring all Camp Hill prisoners back to the mainland.
kingnotail
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4:45pm Mon 28 Jan 13
bigfella777 wrote:Life imprisonment, with no possibilty of parole in the worst cases. A society that sanctions murder is a sick one, and no better than the people it seeks to punish.
kingnotail wrote:Neither does having sex with children so what's the answer then?
Taskforce 141 wrote:The death penalty has no place in a civilised society.
Now; if we were to do the right thing, and hang sex offenders, there would not be an over-abundance of convicted sex offenders in prison...
Rapists and Paedos have no place in our society, yet we let them continue to prey on us and our kin.
IronLady2010
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5:16pm Mon 28 Jan 13
Stillness
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5:23pm Mon 28 Jan 13
IronLady2010 wrote:Hmm. Now is it the article, or your taste that is poor?
I actually find this article in poor taste!
Just asking ;-)
dango
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6:12pm Mon 28 Jan 13
Gozza1 wrote:probably the only sensible comment thusfar. I agree, if they're locked up, they're locked up.
Errrmm...they're in prison. So unless you're raising fears that they'll escape, what does it matter what they're in there for?
Taskforce 141
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8:29am Tue 29 Jan 13
Stillness wrote:Nope, murder is not ok, you can hang murderers too :-)
Taskforce 141 wrote:Murders are okay then?
Now; if we were to do the right thing, and hang sex offenders, there would not be an over-abundance of convicted sex offenders in prison...
Rapists and Paedos have no place in our society, yet we let them continue to prey on us and our kin.
Taskforce 141
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8:30am Tue 29 Jan 13
kingnotail wrote:With deep regret I must inform you that we do not live in a civilised society, nor will we if we continue to allow animals to roam free after pathetic short sentences...
Taskforce 141 wrote:The death penalty has no place in a civilised society.
Now; if we were to do the right thing, and hang sex offenders, there would not be an over-abundance of convicted sex offenders in prison...
Rapists and Paedos have no place in our society, yet we let them continue to prey on us and our kin.
kingnotail
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10:44am Tue 29 Jan 13
Taskforce 141 wrote:If you really want to live in an uncivilised society I suggest you give Iran, Saudi Arabia or North Korea a try.
kingnotail wrote:With deep regret I must inform you that we do not live in a civilised society, nor will we if we continue to allow animals to roam free after pathetic short sentences...
Taskforce 141 wrote:The death penalty has no place in a civilised society.
Now; if we were to do the right thing, and hang sex offenders, there would not be an over-abundance of convicted sex offenders in prison...
Rapists and Paedos have no place in our society, yet we let them continue to prey on us and our kin.
Taskforce 141
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12:11pm Tue 29 Jan 13
kingnotail wrote:Where did I say I want to live in an uncivilised society?
Taskforce 141 wrote:If you really want to live in an uncivilised society I suggest you give Iran, Saudi Arabia or North Korea a try.
kingnotail wrote:With deep regret I must inform you that we do not live in a civilised society, nor will we if we continue to allow animals to roam free after pathetic short sentences...
Taskforce 141 wrote:The death penalty has no place in a civilised society.
Now; if we were to do the right thing, and hang sex offenders, there would not be an over-abundance of convicted sex offenders in prison...
Rapists and Paedos have no place in our society, yet we let them continue to prey on us and our kin.
I don't, but that's what we got - i realise its better than some but it's still not civilised!
kingnotail
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12:14pm Tue 29 Jan 13
throatwarbler
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1:32pm Tue 29 Jan 13
kingnotail wrote:taken straight from the Ladybird book of Liberalism.
bigfella777 wrote:Life imprisonment, with no possibilty of parole in the worst cases. A society that sanctions murder is a sick one, and no better than the people it seeks to punish.kingnotail wrote:Neither does having sex with children so what's the answer then?Taskforce 141 wrote: Now; if we were to do the right thing, and hang sex offenders, there would not be an over-abundance of convicted sex offenders in prison... Rapists and Paedos have no place in our society, yet we let them continue to prey on us and our kin.The death penalty has no place in a civilised society.
Olympic standard hand wringing.
kingnotail
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2:14pm Tue 29 Jan 13
throatwarbler wrote:The US has the death penalty and it does nothing to to reduce a high violent crime rate.
kingnotail wrote:taken straight from the Ladybird book of Liberalism.
bigfella777 wrote:Life imprisonment, with no possibilty of parole in the worst cases. A society that sanctions murder is a sick one, and no better than the people it seeks to punish.kingnotail wrote:Neither does having sex with children so what's the answer then?Taskforce 141 wrote: Now; if we were to do the right thing, and hang sex offenders, there would not be an over-abundance of convicted sex offenders in prison... Rapists and Paedos have no place in our society, yet we let them continue to prey on us and our kin.The death penalty has no place in a civilised society.
Olympic standard hand wringing.
boobooj
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11:46pm Tue 29 Jan 13
Is there some sort of pride to be taken in what type of prisoners you have on your island? Who cares as long as they aren't escaping?!
Gary81
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2:29am Fri 15 Feb 13
kingnotail says...
11:24am Mon 28 Jan 13