perhaps next is looking at how much taxpayers pay for their medical expenses as they are legal wards of our country, and get better care than us taxpayers. how many canadians can afford dental and go without, prisoners are priorities. they commit crimes, some horrific and brutal and we, the taxpayers, keep their health tip top, their teeth maintained and food in their tummies, ..... now i know why my family goes without..... i am financially supporting criminals, murderers and rapists? i work hard to support my family, not social failures. i believe prison should be a punishment, not padded comfort. they should have NO RIGHTS WHATSOEVER, in fact they gave all rights up when they committed the crimes. i do also agree that not everyone in prison are there for brutal crimes.... a very fine line between the two, however perhaps making prison uncomfortable by taking these perks away may lower crime... nothing is good when they see that their thoughts and actions made them nothing. i'd sooner buy food for my family rather than it being wasted on NOTHINGS! progress always leads to change, which is exactly what is needed. thank you for heightening my awareness

I was amazed to find that we spent our tax dollars giving money to prisioners, it sure does need to be stopped. I had heard in one of the states they charged their prisioners room and board if they had any money and should be doing that all over North America, they are there to be punished not rewarded......

Thank you for all the work you have done, to put a stop to this injustice of our tax payers money.

Jolene Coley {gjcoley@telus.net}