‘We want to take a look at sentencing pointers’: Prison governor’s warning as jails run of house

A serving jail governor has informed Sky News sentencing pointers must be reviewed as jails run out of house, suggesting jail ought to solely be for critical and violent criminals after jail phrases had been handed out for "comments on social media."

In a large ranging interview, the governor stated he fears it’s inevitable that these launched early from jail beneath new authorities coverage will reoffend and return to jail, whereas describing rising ranges of violence and poor circumstances inside.

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