The government seems pretty stumped about how to reduce the prison population... but there is a simple solution: free the majority of women prisoners, replacing their custodial sentences with non-custodial measures. Sounds like a sweeping statement but ... www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Burnham stirs up political row with review of release plans for violent criminalsPM says he wants to make sure ‘everything has been looked at’ after backlash from family of PC Harperwww.theguardian.com