short prison sentences
The presumption against short prison sentences is a blunt tool to address a real problem
Given to the Women in the Criminal Justice System conference on 8 February 2022
The efforts came during debate on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, currently making its way…
The new clause aims to reduce the use of custody for less serious offending, for which there are better and…
Restricting the use of imprisonment is an important first step to wider reform
It is hard to find a source with much positive to say about short prison sentences.
Sentencing reform is tricky and we can easily fall into the trap of unintended consequences