England and Wales judges told not to jail criminals as prisons full – report
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Senior judge quoted by the Times says ‘biggest concern’ over guidance is those convicted of sexual assault likely to stay on bail
  • @talEnglish
    2•9 months ago

    The prison population has grown since then – to more than 88,000

    https://www.gov.uk/government/news/prison-build-revolution-continues-with-construction-of-new-yorkshire-jail

    Prison-build revolution continues with construction of new Yorkshire jail

    Published 3 August 2022

    Shovels to break ground on new prison this autumn
    Construction to boost local economy with hundreds of jobs
    Work signals latest major step toward 20,000 new prison places

    If you take too long to get caught, might wind up in one of those new cells, though.