I want to write to Lord Beecham
Lord Beecham: My Lords, given the shocking revelations about the use of synthetic cannabis by prisoners, which the Chief Inspector of Prisons described as having a “devastating impact” on prisons, including 19 deaths between 2012 and 2014, when will the Government recognise the need to reduce the prison population substantially and substantially to increase prison staffing?
Lord Beecham: ...If they do neither, they become liable to a higher penalty. The notices are designed to deal with offences of disorder. The Act includes references to drunk and disorderly behaviour, possession of cannabis, petty retail theft-I am not sure how that is defined-and causing criminal damage. Noble Lords might think that this is somewhat reminiscent of one of Tony Blair's less successful...