The British government plans to change prison sentencing to allow for thousands of criminals to avoid prison time amid overcrowding of jails.
The left-wing Labour Party government’s Sentencing Bill will urge judges to scrap prison time for sentences of up to 12 months, likely meaning that many criminals, such as drug dealers, sex offenders, and shoplifters will avoid jail time altogether, the Times of London reported.
Commenting on the proposed legislation, the government said in a statement: “This government inherited a prisons system days away from collapse. That is why we are building 14,000 more prison places — with 2,500 already delivered…
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