The Independent Sentencing Review has proposed significant reforms allowing violent offenders, including those guilty of sex offenses and domestic abuse, to be released after serving only a third of their sentences. With prisons facing severe overcrowding and emergency releases becoming common, these reforms aim to improve conditions and reduce reoffending rates. The review’s chair, David Gauke, emphasizes community management for offenders over custodial sentences, stressing that building new prisons is not a viable solution to the crisis. The government is expected to adopt these recommendations in future legislation.
"The scale of the crisis we are in cannot be understated... Overcrowded prisons are leading to dangerous conditions for staff and contributing to high levels of reoffending."
"We cannot build our way out of the overcrowding crisis... the report recommends managing more offenders in the community instead of custodial sentences."
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