1.0Criminal Justice Alliancehttps://www.criminaljusticealliance.orgjamie.morrellhttps://www.criminaljusticealliance.org/author/jamie-morrell/How to Start Reducing the Prison Population | Criminal Justice Alliancerich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="7iHok2dL3k"><a href="https://www.criminaljusticealliance.org/cja-resources/how-to-start-reducing-the-prison-population/">How to Start Reducing the Prison Population</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.criminaljusticealliance.org/cja-resources/how-to-start-reducing-the-prison-population/embed/#?secret=7iHok2dL3k" width="600" height="338" title="“How to Start Reducing the Prison Population” — Criminal Justice Alliance" data-secret="7iHok2dL3k" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://i0.wp.com/www.criminaljusticealliance.org/wp-content/uploads/Prison-Population-FINAL-cover-page-.jpg?fit=1240%2C1754&ssl=112401754This briefing sets out eight pragmatic and incremental ways the government could begin to reduce the prison population without impacting public safety. We estimate that these measures could reduce the population by 12,000 places over the lifetime of this parliament, reducing the pressure on the system, making it safer and freeing up over £900 million.