Poll also finds vast majority favour building more jails over earlier release to tackle overcrowding
Poll also finds vast majority favour building more jails over earlier release to tackle overcrowding
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Ministry of Justice says it’s overhauling sentencing to ensure ‘we always have the prison places needed to keep the country safe’
Thousands of prison cells are lying empty even though Labour is releasing criminals early to tackle overcrowding.
Editorial: The increased use of tags makes sense if done right. But years of accumulated problems include a depleted probation…
Early release policy cited as a factor for 36pc year-on-year increase in recalls
Robert Jenrick slams Labour’s scheme to reduce jail overcrowding as ‘soft justice’
Editorial: Drugs and violence continue at disturbing levels. But a minority of jails show that progress is possible
