Last week it was reported that prisons were 'too full' for rapists and low level criminals.
The justice secretary has announced new reform plans for prisoners Fewer ‘low-level’ offenders will be sent to prison and could instead end up ‘cleaning streets’ the justice secretary has said. But rapists would be forced to serve their full sentence in prison under promised reforms, Alex Chalk announced. It comes after last week it was announced that rapists and burglars will avoid jail because the country is running out of prison places.
A 15-year sentence will mean 15 years in prison. ‘This is the justice that the British people expect, and we will deliver it.’ Mr Chalk pitched his planned sentencing reforms as Texan-style justice as he acknowledged the prison system is under ‘intense pressure’. The top Cabinet minister said details of the reforms will be set out on Monday. ‘We need to look again at low-level offenders.
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