▲ 46 ▼ England and Wales judges told not to jail criminals -including rapists- as prisons full (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago by 0x815@feddit.de to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk 26 comments fedilink hide all child comments 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
[–] florge@feddit.uk 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Here's the Times article https://archive.ph/LJ010 permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] florge@feddit.uk 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ConfusedMeAgain@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago If people want more prisons, they should have them built in their neighbourhood, so it's fair. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] florge@feddit.uk 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) 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. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ConfusedMeAgain@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago If people want more prisons, they should have them built in their neighbourhood, so it's fair. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ConfusedMeAgain@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago If people want more prisons, they should have them built in their neighbourhood, so it's fair. permalink fedilink source parent