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BBC News Text:
[Fewer people will be sentenced
to jail after a "damning report" exposed
the extent of prison overcrowding,
according to the lead story in the Times.
The paper says the changes to sentencing
will "end short custodial sentences"
and ensure more people are punished
in the community with measures like
house arrest and electronic tagging.
The government was "prompted to
make changes after the spending watchdog"
found that prison expansion plans would
fall far short by more than
12,000 places by 2027, the Times reports.]