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£2bn jail expansion not based on 'solid foundations'

By John Hirst

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£2bn jail expansion not based on 'solid foundations'

A £2.3 billion prison building programme to provide 10,500 extra spaces is not based on ?solid foundations?, according to a critical Commons committee report published today.

The Government is accused of a ?risky strategy? by focusing on spending large amounts on more jail spaces, including three Titan prisons each holding 2,500 inmates. Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, embarked on the policy after a report by Lord Carter of Coles, a Labour peer, recommended a programme to deal with the rising number of offenders who are being imprisoned.

The Justice Committee?s report is scathing of Lord Carter?s work, saying that it failed to explain in any detail the evidence or reasoning behind the conclusions. It described Lord Carter?s review as ?deeply unimpressive?.

I hardly think that because Lord Carter was best man at Jack Straw's wedding it makes him competent to judge on prison issues. This stinks of jobs for the boys.

Full post as published by prisonlawinsideout on July 22, 2008 (boomark / email).

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