THE prison population should be cut by a third, with thousands of criminals given community punishments in an effort to stop them reoffending, a report by MPs said today.
By The Newsroom
Published 14th Jan 2010, 10:10 BST
Updated 14th Jan 2010, 10:38 BST
Courts should regard sending offenders to jail as a last resort, the cross party Justice Committee said, as the MPs called for a radical shift in penal policy.