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There's no sense in the short sharp shock

By John Hirst

There's no sense in the short sharp shock

Short prison sentences are not as effective as community penalties, say new figures: why isn't the government listening?

By Jon Collins

"Amid widespread criticism of their proposals for Titan prisons, the release of the latest reoffending statistics has brought some rare good news for the Ministry of Justice. The figures reveal that the overall reoffending rate for adults has fallen from 44% in 2000 to 39% in 2006, with all three measures of adult reoffending ? the proportion of offenders who reoffend, the frequency of reoffending and the severity of reoffending ? showing significant reductions during this period..."

Full post as published by prisonlawinsideout on September 06, 2008 (boomark / email).