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I am a city boy born and raised in NYC that takes every opportunity possible to go camping and do anything out doors.

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Will ending short prison sentences fix prison overcrowding? What an expert thinks

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By Jake Phillips
| Tolerance Canada
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Will ending short prison sentences fix prison overcrowding? What an expert thinks

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By Jake Phillips
| The Conversation Verified
The UK’s latest law on sentencing came into force on March 22. Among other changes, the new law means that, in England and Wales, people who would previously have been sent to prison for short sentences will instead serve those sentences in the community. This means they will need to attend appointments with probation, do certain rehabilitative activities and may also be restricted from doing certain things or going to certain areas.
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Why whole-life imprisonment is rising in England and Wales Original

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By Jake Phillips, Hannah Gilman
| The Conversation Verified
In England and Wales, whole-life imprisonment is the harshest sanction available to the courts, emerging in the decades after the abolition of the death penalty. The whole-life order requires people to spend their whole lives in prison with no prospect of release, except on exceptional compassionate grounds. From 1988, whole-life sentences (called “whole-life tariffs”) could be imposed by the home secretary and were used for handful of criminals.
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