Even tougher on crime
The last 20 years have seen a dramatic increase in the number of people serving long prison sentences. There is no official definition of how long a person needs to spend in prison to be classed as a ‘longterm’ prisoner, but the general understanding is that this term applies to… Today’s King’s Speech contained a long list of hardline criminal justice measures committing the Government to introduce tougher sentences for rapists and murderers...