Re: Sentencing determined by prison space not offence?

AlanF wrote:
From BBC News Website

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7128181.stm

"Lord Carter of Coles will advise jail sentences in certain cases should be given only if there are empty cells - in a bid to balance demand with supply."

The mind boggles Judge - "do we have any space for Mr Jones"

Clerk "erh no my Lord"

Judge "oh to bad, well Mr Jones it seems it is your lucky day, you had better go home and don't be a naughty boy again"

<as a country we have totally lost the plot>


It is quite common in some places for offenders to be given a prison sentence... and a date to turn up. Or to be able to ask to defer prison until after, say, harvest time or the end of the fishing season.

Provided the individual isn't seen as likely to disappear - why not?

Presumably there is a bit of seasonal variation in the prison population?

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Sue
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