Can community sentences replace jail? – BBC News

Posted August 16th, 2010 in community service, news, prisons, recidivists, rehabilitation, sentencing by sally

“With the prison population rising, along with the cost of keeping people locked up, ministers have indicated they want to see fewer people serving short jail terms. But are community sentences a real alternative?”

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BBC News, 16th August 2010

Source: www.bbc.co.uk