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England and Wales judges told not to jail criminals -including rapists- as prisons full (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 year ago by 0x815@feddit.de to c/unitedkingdom

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The original article isbehind a paywall (higher than 12ft): https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/judges-told-not-to-jail-rapists-as-prisons-are-full-2tfgb2czs

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[–] florge 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The government’s pledge to build 20,000 new prison places by the mid-2020s, which was a key Conservative manifesto pledge at the 2019 election, has been quietly dropped. Less than half will have been delivered by March 2025, according to official projections. So far, 5,500 places have been delivered. Plans for three new prisons in Lancashire, Leicestershire and Buckinghamshire have all been delayed owing to problems gaining planning permission.

[–] ConfusedMeAgain@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

If people want more prisons, they should have them built in their neighbourhood, so it's fair.