Time to break the cycle of crime and reoffending

A radical reform of the criminal justice system to punish criminals more effectively and reduce reoffending was announced today (7th Dec 2010) by Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke.

The green paper on sentencing and rehabilitation sets out plans to break the destructive cycle of crime and prison by ensuring that jails become places of hard work, that rehabilitation programmes are opened up to innovation from the private and charitable sectors, paid by results, and that the priority will now be to reduce the reoffending by people after they have been punished.

Click the link below to read the full article on the MOJ website.