Judges are not putting Knife crime suspects
in jail. Cases are not going through the courts
fast enough.
In Today's Telegraph
and debated Live on Ch5HD PM 3rd show
Build more Prisons
will give people jobs
[Criminals can be spared jail to avoid
putting further pressure on overcrowded
prisons that are almost full,
senior judges have ruled.
The declaration that courts should take
account of overcrowding when deciding whether
to imprison convicted criminals came as the
court of appeal quashed a six month jail sentence
imposed on a man who assaulted an
emergency worker.]
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/202...owded-prisons/
[Thousands of new prison places will be built
at prisons across England under a £500 million construction deal,
announced today (20 June 2022) by Prisons Minister
Victoria Atkins.]