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"Britain’s Prisons are so near capacity that the difference between full and not full varies on a daily basis. This has prompted another debate on Crime and Punishment. Well here are my Idle and somewhat rambling Thoughts on the subject: Why has this situation become critical?The roots of this problem are tangled and in some cases span almost thirty years (as indeed do many of the current problems that fall within the Home Office remit). One could say that this is an almost perfect example of the systemic failure of British Politics. However the Government in office at any given time has faced a conundrum: The General Public wants Convicted Criminals off the streets The General Public does NOT want a Prison anywhere near them."
