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Re-direct £2.5bn prison fund into youth services

Submitted by Rachel Holden on Monday 29th June 2020

Published on Wednesday 9th September 2020

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 9th March 2021

Signatures: 157

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Petition Action

Re-direct £2.5bn prison fund into youth services

Petition Details

Please:
Take a long term view to prevent crime, rather than ineffectively 'treating' it through prisons.

By:
Re-directing the £2.5bn prison fund to youth services, which have seen a devastating 70% budget cut in the last decade (causing an increase in youth crime).

Additional Information

Areas with the biggest youth service budget cuts have seen the sharpest increase in knife crime.

Fewer than 1 in 10 people think having more people in prison is the most effective way to deal with crime

48% of adults re-offend within 1yr of release

Offenders with 50+ previous offences are 36% more likely to re-offend when a short prison sentence is used vs community sentence

Prison population increased 69% in last 30yrs

Source: Prison Reform Trust, All-Party Parliamentary Group


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