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Peter Hitchens @ClarkeMicah

1/2 @@rorystuartuk The mistake you make is not grasping that prison is almost always the last resort of the justice system instead of (as it should be)the normal response to a 2nd offence. As a result, huge numbers of those sent to prison are already habitual offenders. — PolitiTweet.org

No. There is good - well-researched academic evidence that putting more people in prison for minor offences increas… https://t.co/CdtAOc8lvQ

Posted Jan. 30, 2023

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It is worth pointing out that the ban on public exams at Secondary Mods was resisted and then lifted in time, @hepi_news — PolitiTweet.org

We’ve kicked off a lively debate on the back of the new book by @ClarkeMicah, with pro- and anti- reviews: https://t.co/SP6GMGj7PZ

Posted Jan. 30, 2023

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.@rorystuartuk Generally the sentences given are short. So it is not at all surprising that those sentenced to prison swiftly reoffend. But it may not mean what you think it does. — PolitiTweet.org

No. There is good - well-researched academic evidence that putting more people in prison for minor offences increas… https://t.co/CdtAOc8lvQ

Posted Jan. 30, 2023