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02.11.09
‘Scrap Farcical Two-Month Prison Sentences’
“Farcical” two-month prison sentences should be scrapped and replaced with tougher probation terms, according to ex-Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith.
A report on the criminal justice system by his Centre for Social Justice calls for an end to jail sentences of two months or less, and the introduction of more closely monitored community sentences with a stronger focus on rehabilitation and treatment for addicts.
‘Scrap Farcical Two-Month Prison Sentences’
“Farcical” two-month prison sentences should be scrapped and replaced with tougher probation terms, according to ex-Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith.
A report on the criminal justice system by his Centre for Social Justice calls for an end to jail sentences of two months or less, and the introduction of more closely monitored community sentences with a stronger focus on rehabilitation and treatment for addicts.
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