Renaming prisons will change them into centres of hope: Gov

[James]

Renaming prisons should help transform them into centres of hope, the correctional services department said on Thursday.

"Minister Sibusiso Ndebele says that the renaming of correctional centres must assist in transforming places of incarceration to centres of hope and second chances," spokesman Logan Maistry said in a statement.

President Jacob Zuma officially renamed the Pretoria Central Prison Kgosi Mampuru II Management Area on Wednesday.
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[MalicE]

hows about changing them into centers of punishment.....

[Lyt]

hows about changing them into centers of punishment.....

Yes why the flying f*** would you want to rename the prisons and change them into centres of hope and second chances??????? If you committed a crime you should pay for it! You should suffer every day and regret what you've done. The prisoners aren't supposed to have cruises!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xn90GqBxbU

Black dolphin

You sir, I like.

[MetalSoup]

I prefer Butcher Bay myself.

[Ike_009]

Black dolphin

[HavocXphere]

This is so typical of our current government. Renaming things in an attempt to make them better. Streets, cities, buildings, prisons...

The radio DJs had a good laugh at this story this morning too...

Reminds me of this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_name

[Murph]

Renaming prisons............ -__________-

Just when you think this lot couldn't get any more functionally retarded.

[czc]

It's not going to change a thing.

Renaming the police sure as hell didn't help.

[Murph]

It's not going to change a thing.

Renaming the police sure as hell didn't help.

I propose: The Blue Clown Collective.