Public Health England urged the Government in April 2020 to reduce it by 15,000 prisoners. Healthcare officials advised that an end to sharing cells was the most effective protection against the virus. Within six months of the warning, however, there were only 4,005 fewer people in prison, falling more than 10,000 short of the recommended reduction. Experts have expressed concerns about the future of prisons in England and Wales. Overcrowding in cells has been linked to an increase in poor mental health as thousands of prisoners must eat, sleep and use the toilet in one shared space. Overcrowding has also been linked to increased rates of violence, suicide and self-harm.
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Response rates from 19.3k Non-Civil Parish or Community voters.
49% Yes |
51% No |
16% Yes |
43% No |
25% Yes, but they must perform community service on a daily basis |
5% No, we should build more prisons |
9% Yes, but place them under house arrest using an electronic bracelet |
3% No, but we should increase funding to offer education and skill building services for prisoners |
0% No, transfer them to under crowded prisons instead |
Trend of support over time for each answer from 19.3k Non-Civil Parish or Community voters.
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Unique answers from Non-Civil Parish or Community voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@9MWF66910mos10MO
Only those not a danger to the public (therefore does not include sex offenders) and should be on house arrest
@9HXWLPH1yr1Y
Replace short sentences with community service and rehabilitation and put a greater focus on education and skill development in prisons
@B3H865Q4wks4W
Only if there are no other prison spaces available, then place them under house arrest and/or make them do community service. Also increase funding to offer education and skill-building to prisoners.
@B2QWQBN2mos2MO
No, absolutely not. They are better off killing the most violence prisoners that will free up some space instead of the leasing a bunch of criminals onto the streets I will match rather than be killed then released
@B2L227N2mos2MO
Yes, but after their release they need to do a max of 600 community service hour and police will keep an eye on them for 6-10 months depending on their crime
@B2CWBJT3mos3MO
Yes but there must be a clear definition of what “non violent” crimes are e.g. all sexual offences should be violent crimes
@9ZMYL2B4mos4MO
Should do Community service, placed under house arrest (apart from when doing community service) and should receive education on not to commit crime again
@9ZL5JLW4mos4MO
Yes, but who how do we decide if a person is non violent, as it cant be based on the crime they have been convicted of.
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