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Cut sentences in half to tackle prisons crisis | Letters

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Politicians terrified of being pilloried for being soft on crime, have never taken any notice.

Cutting sentences in half for every non-violent prisoner would do better for the current crisis than any alternative our current politicians have in mind.

Paul Collins , former director of studies, Judicial Studies Board (now the Judicial College ).

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