Criminal Law

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am 12:59 pm ar 25 Gorffennaf 2024.

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Photo of Paul Kohler Paul Kohler Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol, Wimbledon 12:59, 25 Gorffennaf 2024

We do indeed need to build more prisons, because, as was said, the present stock is not fit for purpose, but if we build more prisons to increase capacity, we will just end up with more prisoners. All the evidence suggests that prison population is a supply-led industry, and more prisons means more prisoners. I remind the Lord Chancellor that her colleague in the other place has made it clear that a third of prisoners should not be there. What will she do to look at alternatives to prison for the sad and wretched, not the cruel and dangerous?