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Short prison sentences: directions for reform

Friday, 18 June 2021

The Institute for Crime & Justice Policy Research and Prison Insider have published a piece by our Head of Programmes Helen Mills on the options for impactful future sentencing reform to reduce short terms in prison.

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It is hard to find a source with much positive to say about short prison sentences. Yet despite this we do not seem to be any closer to effectively challenging their use in practice.

Helen looks at what might.

Read the full piece here (also available in French, Portuguese and Spanish) or here.

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