MJW’s letter published in the Times
Tough and intensive community sentences punish offenders but also force them to address their behaviour
MJW’s Letter Published in Daily Mirror 13.04.2011
In response to your article “Victims’ Tsar brands Tory-led coalition soft on crime”, it’s not true that victims want harsher punishment – they want punishments that work. Some community sentences [...]
Third National Commission of Enquiry
Last Tuesday we took our ‘Community or Custody’ panel of experts to visit the Leicester Drugs and Alcohol community sentence which is run by the Criminal Justice Drugs Team. It is an excellent [...]
Majority think prison isn’t working
The Telegraph reports on a ‘major survey’ which reveals that the majority of people believe that prison isn’t working (Report, 3 April). They are right. Too often our prisons take [...]
