I'm not sure that these 'Daily Mail' prisons really exist. Having your liberty taken away, not having freedom of movement, not being with loved ones, following rules and routine etc is a punishment, not a holiday. A criminal record WILL have an impact on the rest of your life and the way you are viewed.

Some people do see a spell in prison as a badge of honour - but they are clearly idiots and no amount of pink pants, community service or similar tactics will change that. Only time, when their peers drift off, start familes, get jobs or get killed will they realise how meaningless their life has been.

Probation and community service is basically a joke - I speak from experience (work, not life) where you dont even have to turn up or do the hours to get it signed off as completed.