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Just
give me the facts
Five key facts to think about
How
did we get here?
70,000 prisoners, over-crowded prisons, the second-highest
imprisonment rate in Europe. What has led us down this path?
What
else can we do?
If you don’t send people to prison, what do you do
with them? Some of the current alternatives.
What
are the pros and cons?
For and against alternative punishments
What
does it all cost?
Prison is hugely expensive. But how does it compare to
alternative sentences?
I’ll
be the judge of that...
In these real life case studies, what sentence would you
give?
Children
in prison
In the last decade more and more children have been remanded
into custody.
Young
people in prison
The numbers of young people in prison (those aged under
21) has increased hugely in the last five years.
Women
in prison
We are locking up more and more women, yet they represent
some of the least dangerous and most vulnerable offenders.
Prison
and the mentally ill
Thousands of mentally ill and drug-dependent people are
incarcerated without the possibility of proper treatment.
What
else can I do?
A range of ways you can get involved.
Further
resources
Websites and organisations to help you find out more.
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How
to download this pack
This
site can be downloaded either as a whole document, or as individual pages.
How to use this
site
About the site; facts and figures, stories and things to think about.
About Rethinking Crime and Punishment
A three year project to raise the level of debate about the role of prison and alternatives in the UK.
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