Make Justice Work in the Independent
Wednesday 7th October
The Big Question: How can we end the crisis in Britain’s overcrowded prisons?
Why are we asking this now?
Prison governors in England and Wales yesterday called for an end to all sentences of less than one year in a radical proposal to ease overcrowding. Paul Tidball, the Prison Governors’ Association president, warned ministers that cuts and overcrowding could lead to “widespread disorder” within the prisons system. He said: “Prison, the most expensive disposal option for the courts, should be reserved for those of highest risk to communities and citizens.”
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News
- 06.09.2010 | Daily Telegraph Coalition ministers are going soft on crime, insists Tony Blair
- 06.09.2010 | Guardian Sir Ian Blair: “So, prison’s a party, is it?”
- 25.08.2010 | Prospect Spend less on prison
- 28.08.2010 | BBC News Cutting short term jail sentences ‘will not reduce crime’
Our Research
- Martin Wright Towards a Restorative Society
- Matrix Evidence Are Short-Term Prison Sentences Efficient and Effective?
