Reflexology for prisoners?


A new prison in Peterborough has advertised for two part-time holistic therapists to provide inmates with a range of treatments like those offered at health and beauty salons.

A new prison in Peterborough has advertised for two part-time holistic therapists to provide inmates with a range of treatments like those offered at health and beauty salons.
United Kingdom Detention Services (UKDS), which runs the 840-bed, category B prison, wants to offer its inmates reflexology, aromatherapy and Indian head massage.
The move has angered MPs, who have accused the prison of pampering inmates and sending out the wrong message. The MP for Peterborough, Stewart Jackson, said: "It is wrong prisoners are treated in this way." Guardian Unlimited Aromatherapy to soothe passage of time, Agencies, Tuesday May 31, 2005
Is it really cuddling prisoners to give them services such as reflexology and aromatherapy? In a world where tactile deprivation is rampant is a little touch in the form of reflexology a bad thing?
What do you think?
Kevin Kunz
Reflexology, Health at Your Fingertips
http://www.reflexology-research.com
http://www.foot-reflexologist.com
http://www.myreflexologist.com

Posted: Tue - May 31, 2005 at 02:26 PM        

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