This petition was submitted during the 2019-2024 parliament
Petition Re-direct £2.5bn prison fund into youth services
Please:
Take a long term view to prevent crime, rather than ineffectively 'treating' it through prisons.
By:
Re-directing the £2.5bn prison fund to youth services, which have seen a devastating 70% budget cut in the last decade (causing an increase in youth crime).
More details
Areas with the biggest youth service budget cuts have seen the sharpest increase in knife crime.
Fewer than 1 in 10 people think having more people in prison is the most effective way to deal with crime
48% of adults re-offend within 1yr of release
Offenders with 50+ previous offences are 36% more likely to re-offend when a short prison sentence is used vs community sentence
Prison population increased 69% in last 30yrs
Source: Prison Reform Trust, All-Party Parliamentary Group
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