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Probation union chief warns Labour can't build its way out of the prison crisis
NAPO general secretary Ian Lawrence

A LABOUR government won’t have the money to build its way out of the prison capacity crisis, the probation union chief has warned.

Napo general secretary Ian Lawrence called for an “adult discussion” over the limiting the use of short-term jail sentences and a focus on investing in the prevention of crime instead.

He told the Morning Star: “Napo don’t believe it’s possible for any government to build their way out of the prison crisis … we are talking huge huge money here.

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