§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, as easier conditions in Her Majesty's Prisons may have a bearing on prison overcrowding, he will consider revising the present easier system of imprisonment.
§ Mr. Merlyn ReesI do not accept the assumption in the Question that life in prison is easy. Perhaps my hon. Friend would like to visit different types of prisons to make his own assessment.