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| Tories promise more prison places | Tories promise more prison places |
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| Five thousand extra prison places would be built by the Tories to beat overcrowding in jails in England and Wales, the party has said. | Five thousand extra prison places would be built by the Tories to beat overcrowding in jails in England and Wales, the party has said. |
| Under its new prison policy plans, older prisons would be sold to the private sector - with the money raised paying for the building of new jails. | Under its new prison policy plans, older prisons would be sold to the private sector - with the money raised paying for the building of new jails. |
| The party also wants more work and training for prisoners, and more transparent sentencing. | The party also wants more work and training for prisoners, and more transparent sentencing. |
| Senior judges have said jails are "full to capacity". | Senior judges have said jails are "full to capacity". |
| Record high | Record high |
| The Conservatives want the voluntary sector to play a much greater role in providing inmates with work and skills. | The Conservatives want the voluntary sector to play a much greater role in providing inmates with work and skills. |
| The party also wants judges to set the minimum sentence to be served before probation. | The party also wants judges to set the minimum sentence to be served before probation. |
| Most of their proposals seem to be way behind what we are doing already Prisons minister David Hanson UK prisons hit 'over-capacity''Super-prisons' to be built | |
| There would be no possibility of parole until the minimum term had been served. | There would be no possibility of parole until the minimum term had been served. |
| The number of inmates this week in England and Wales hit a record high of 82,180. | The number of inmates this week in England and Wales hit a record high of 82,180. |
| And thousands of prisoners have been released early under emergency measures introduced last summer to tackle overcrowding. | And thousands of prisoners have been released early under emergency measures introduced last summer to tackle overcrowding. |
| The government has promised a further 15,000 jail places in the next six years - but the Tories say they will top this, with no extra cost to the taxpayer. | The government has promised a further 15,000 jail places in the next six years - but the Tories say they will top this, with no extra cost to the taxpayer. |
| The proposals would take the total prison capacity in England and Wales to more than 100,000 for the first time. | The proposals would take the total prison capacity in England and Wales to more than 100,000 for the first time. |
| 'Break the cycle' | 'Break the cycle' |
| Shadow justice secretary Nick Herbert said: "Under Labour re-offending by criminals has risen, jails are in crisis and over 18,000 prisoners have been released early onto the streets. A new approach is desperately needed. | Shadow justice secretary Nick Herbert said: "Under Labour re-offending by criminals has risen, jails are in crisis and over 18,000 prisoners have been released early onto the streets. A new approach is desperately needed. |
| This government must reach beyond party politics and... establish a royal commission on the nature and purpose of imprisonment Juliet LyonPrison Reform Trust | |
| "We will create prisons with a purpose, with a new focus on rehabilitating prisoners before and after their release. By driving down re-offending, we will break the cycle of crime and make Britain a safer place." | "We will create prisons with a purpose, with a new focus on rehabilitating prisoners before and after their release. By driving down re-offending, we will break the cycle of crime and make Britain a safer place." |
| More details on the Conservatives' prisons policy are expected to be released on Monday. | More details on the Conservatives' prisons policy are expected to be released on Monday. |
| Prisons minister David Hanson said the proposal was "yet another uncosted spending commitment" from the Tories, and accused the party of copying the government's own plans. | |
| "The Conservatives' plans come amid the biggest prison building programme in history," he said. | |
| "Most of their proposals seem to be way behind what we are doing already." | |
| Juliet Lyon, director of the Prison Reform Trust, called on the government to establish a royal commission, an ad hoc advisory committee often used to investigate major issues. | |
| "Successive governments have allowed prisons to rot in a policy vacuum," she said. | |
| "... this government must reach beyond party politics and, instead of arguing about who can spend most money on more jails, it should establish a royal commission on the nature and purpose of imprisonment." |