How viable are Burnham’s plans to free up prison space?
The PM has proposed three ways of increasing jail capacity – but none offer a quick or straightforward solutionAndy Burnham said on Monday he was “increasingly confident” that PC Andrew Harper’s killers would not be freed in the new year.Determined to ensure that Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole, who were jailed for 13 years in 2020 for manslaughter, serve their full sentences, he has asked the justice secretary, Alex Norris, to examine three options for increasing prison capacity. Continue reading…
Source: www.theguardian.com