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Short prison sentences as a last resort won’t work unless the probation service is fixed

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Why Britain must end its use of short prison sentences

ENGLAND AND Wales lock up a lot of people—more than any European Union country. Because imprisonment keeps those who pose a danger to the public off the streets, it is popular. But an increasingly ...
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New laws to reduce use of short prison sentences expected within weeks

New laws to restrict the use of short sentences and strengthen community punishments will be introduced within weeks. The measures, aimed at easing the crisis in prison places, will include a ...
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Government plan to follow Scotland on scrapping shorter jail sentences may not be the fix UK prisons need

Gavin Dingwall serves on the Research Advisory Group of the Howard League for Penal Reform. Jessica Gallagher does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...
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Presumption against short term jail sentences 'failing'

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