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Prisons At Capacity - Thanks A Lot Rishi

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Mollygo Thu 11-Jul-24 18:25:10

Starmer says he is shocked by the state of the prisons. What was his shadow cabinet doing to allow him to remain in such ignorance?

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Eloethan Thu 11-Jul-24 18:17:08

Why Rishi? The rot set in long before he was appointed. It started with Cameron/Osborne and the starving of public services continued throughout the term of the Conservatives.

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Callistemon213 Thu 11-Jul-24 18:05:53

Rishi has been PM for less than two years so I think it is unfair to lay this at his door.
Since 2020 a start has begun on providing more prison places.

It is down to years of neglect, changes in policy, by successive Governments.

New Labour invented thousands more new offences and jailed more people than any other European country.

Starmer has promised to solve the problem by jailing fewer convicted criminals and letting others out early.

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fancythat Thu 11-Jul-24 17:23:46

This would cause so much upset, for those who have been victims of crime.

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mae13 Thu 11-Jul-24 17:19:43

Releasing prisoners after just 40% of their sentence will create multiple problems. And yet, on the other hand, isn't it up to everyone to own responsibility for their actions, observe the law and thus stay out of prison?
What a pipe-dream......

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