Friday, August 19, 2005

Judge: Lock up less crims / The Sun, [19] Aug 2005

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005380338,00.html
"The judge said prison should be reserved only for the worst crimes. These included murder, violent assault and white collar offences plus fine defaulters. Fraudsters not muggers, he suggested, should experience the 'clang of the prison door'.
Experts believe the judge's shake-up call - made as he prepares to retire - would mean paedophiles, sex offenders and burglars escaping jail. "