Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK on Nostr: the real problem leading to prisons being full (even putting aside "1970s hard men" ...

the real problem leading to prisons being full (even putting aside "1970s hard men" who are serving life tariffs for historical crimes so are going to take up spaces for decades or more in a civilised country without death penalty) is there are not enough early interventions which should start at junior school age to strongly discourage young men from using violence to achieve their aims, and opportunities to earn money away from drugs or selling stolen goods,
as this is ultimately what lands many inside (its really not /that/ easy to get sent down unless you have actually hurt someone badly, sold a *lot* of drugs, caused an injury/fatal RTC through your own bad driving or repeatedly nicked high value items)