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>There is talk of the govt. looking at reintroducing a >form of incarceration for young offenders along >similar lines to old-style borstal. Hit 'em hard, etc, >blah blah. > >I spent 18 months in Wellingborough, ('A' wing, >1978-1979) - for stealing a couple of cars - and did >two substantial prison sentences afterwards before >becoming a 'regular' citizen. I genuinely believe that >borstal missed an opportunity with me... > >On reflection, being sent away at such a young age >would have been enough to reform me. However, some of >the treatment I received from staff completely changed >me from a very impressionable boy - that was >practically shitting himself on arrival - into a very >angry, bitter and resentful young man, ready to go on >the rampage upon release, which I duly did! > >Wellinborough, in particular, was a place of much >misery. Looking back, it feels impossible to believe >it did anyone any good at all. I hope to God the govt. >looks at other alternatives. I for one will campaign >as hard as I can against any reintroduction. > >Any thoughts?

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