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Prison overcrowding problems in the UK

By Douglas A. Berman

As detailed by these various news reports, folks across the pond are having American-style prison overcrowding problem: Prison overcrowding 'down to lack of proper resources' Prisoners 'sleeping in toilets' Criminal justice reforms a 'significant contributor' to prison overcrowding, say MPs Here is how the final article in this trio of article begins:Prison reform has been hastily implemented, underfunded and has left record numbers behind bars, MPs said in a scathing report published today.  The Commons justice committee found Labour's flagship criminal justice reforms had been a "significant contributor" to prison overcrowding. "We urge the government to address sentencing policy in a more considered and systematic way and to reconsider the merits of this trend," the cross-party committee of MPs said...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on July 22, 2008 (boomark / email).