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Longer sentences will not cut crime, say prison experts

Recent rise in life tariffs will exacerbate overcrowding, campaigners and researchers say

Boris Johnson’s hardline approach to justice will not cut crime and will only pile pressure on overstretched prisons, expert campaigners have said, as research reveals life sentences have already risen sharply.

The Prison Reform Trust issued the stark warning just days after the government unveiled proposals to lock up some serious violent and sexual offenders for longer by scrapping automatic release halfway through a jail sentence.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2GC7i97
Jamie Grierson Home affairs correspondent

Recent rise in life tariffs will exacerbate overcrowding, campaigners and researchers say

Boris Johnson’s hardline approach to justice will not cut crime and will only pile pressure on overstretched prisons, expert campaigners have said, as research reveals life sentences have already risen sharply.

The Prison Reform Trust issued the stark warning just days after the government unveiled proposals to lock up some serious violent and sexual offenders for longer by scrapping automatic release halfway through a jail sentence.

Continue reading... https://ift.tt/eA8V8J January 27, 2020 at 02:01AM

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