Sentencing: Dangerous Offenders

Part of Justice – in the House of Commons at on 26 March 2024.

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Photo of Toby Perkins Toby Perkins Shadow Minister (Nature and Rural Affairs)

For all the positive words from the Secretary of State, the reality in our prisons is that people are being sent out, and the prison estate has not kept pace with the rhetoric that we hear from the Government. The Government are constantly sending criminals on to our streets because they do not have the prison facilities to house them. Is not the reality that we need fewer fine words and more action from the Government to keep our streets safe?