CRIMINALS will be housed in temporary cells or receive soft sentences because prisons are at breaking point, ministers will announce tomorrow. Justice Secretary Alex Chalk is expected to say he is …
CRIMINALS will be housed in temporary cells or receive soft sentences because prisons are at breaking point, ministers will announce tomorrow.Justice Sec Alex Chalk is expected to announce that criminals will be housed in temporary cells or receive soft sentences due to prison overcrowdingIn a statement to Parliament, Mr Chalk is expected to announce that more offenders will be electronically tagged and monitored rather than locked up.
“We are carrying out the biggest prison-building programme since the Victorian era, and have expanded capacity in the short-term by doubling up cells.”
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