and certainly not for the thousands who die BEFORE any trial through stress, depression, suicide and despair, often innocents falsely accused.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/o...ice?CMP=share_btn_tw

Britain has the most draconian prison system in western Europe. ... To prevent future deaths, we must immediately halt prison-building, dramatically reduce the prison population and redirect resources from the criminal justice system to welfare, housing, education and health and social care. Through holistic investment in communities, we could address the root causes of crime and violence.
But would Brave New Brexit Britain stand for that?

I remember either seeing a documentary several years ago about this prison in Norway, or reading this article:

The Norwegian prison where inmates are treated like people
On Bastoy prison island in Norway, the prisoners, some of whom are murderers and rapists, live in conditions that critics brand 'cushy' and 'luxurious'. Yet it has by far the lowest reoffending rate in Europe...
How Norway turns criminals into good neighbours
What is the point of sending someone to prison - retribution or rehabilitation? Twenty years ago, Norway moved away from a punitive "lock-up" approach and sharply cut reoffending rates. The BBC's Emma Jane Kirby went to see the system in action, and to meet prison officers trained to serve as mentors and role models for prisoners....

I think it's time our leaders (and media) stopped pandering to a stupid "majority" and started behaving like thinking intelligent people. I didn't vote at the referendum because I did not know enough about it and felt the whole point of elections was to choose people who WOULD learn about the intricate details of such matters. I think the majority of Brits actually felt the same way.

If we went along with the loud minority, Britain would have brought back hanging years ago.