Brian Begg-Robertson wrote:
PS A similar pair were locked up in Manchester not so long ago. It's a
bloody waste of money and, in the long term, turns bad lads worse.

Evidence for your statement?

"That's strange. Several years ago I personally arrested a number of
youths who did graffiti damage to the tune of several £100.000s
between them. Some went to prison some didn't. Those who went to
prison have kept well away from railway property ever since. Those who

were given a variety of CSOs erc carried on with their damage. In the
REAL world, PRISON DOES WORK."

is evidence that you are wrong, or shouldn't generalise quite so much
by saying it 'turns bad lads worse' as if it's 100% of the time.

Jonathan