NOT too long ago it was reported that due to severe overcrowding in our prisons tension was rising amongst prisoners and prison officials were put under great stress trying to alleviate this tension.
The Government has now announced the closure of three prisons with a loss of 800 places.
Will this lead to even more overcrowding in the prisons remaining, or will Kenneth Clarke have to release more dangerous prisoners on to our streets to make his figures fit?
What about protection for the law- abiding citizens who regularly suffer from prisoners reoffending?
AP Cox, Heath Close, Holgate, York.
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