No punishment

There's been a lot of press coverage over the last few days about prisoners being given the right to vote by the European Court of Human Rights. The court was formed over sixty years ago and is very out of date.
Why should our government be told what to do by some over paid, obsolete fuddy duddies who haven't got a mandate from the British people and are seen by ordinary, honest folk as the interfering busy bodies that they are. What about our human rights then?
If someone is given a prison sentence in this country it's like putting them in a five star hotel. They have access to anything they want, their own televisions, gyms, libraries etc. all they have to do is ask. There have even been cases where prisoners have been granted legal aid to sue prison officers because they've spoken to them in the wrong way and these cases are very expensive to the taxpayer.
I don't think prisoners should be given the right to vote regardless of how long or short their sentence is. They have committed a crime and have been sent to prison as a punishment although this seems to be the soft option. Many of them are far better off than most pensioners in their late seventies and eighties who struggle to manage on a pittance. heat their homes in the winter or even eat a proper diet. These pensioners worked hard for their country, paying National Insurance and income taxes yet there are many prisoners who have never worked or contributed anything to this country but they are kept in luxury at our expense, receive free health care and will probably receive housing benefit and Jobseeker's Allowance when they are released.
Should they be given the right to vote? Definitely not.