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Proceeding contribution from David TC Davies (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 24 July 2007. It occurred during Opposition day on Penal System.

Penal System

Perhaps the Minister did not hear the argument. Page 15 of the Carter report clearly states that if one put in prison the 85,000 recidivist offenders who are out on the streets, the crime rate would halve. If the crime rate halved, the net saving to the state would be between £30 billion and £45 billion a year. Therefore, building more prisons is one of the best bargains that the taxpayer could have.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
463 c756 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Prisons Prisoners' release Overcrowding Prisoner escapes National Offender Management Service Reform
Link
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