The not right now syndrome is a feeling many experience when facing difficult subjects. Prisons are often viewed as unpleasant and out of public mind. Anne Owers' report this week reveals the devastating issues of prison overcrowding, identifying bad government as the root cause rather than crime rates or sentencing practices. This situation is critical, indicating a crisis not just within a government department but reflecting broader issues within the nation state itself. Proper understanding of this report is essential to address the ongoing prisons crisis effectively.
The report lays bare the reasons why prisons have become so consistently overcrowded over so many years to the point of frequent near-collapse.
The underlying cause is neither a surge in human wickedness nor a rise in overzealous sentencing by the courts, but bad and broken government.
The truly devastating report by Anne Owers is indispensable for understanding the prisons crisis and reflects on a whole nation state.
#prison-overcrowding #government-accountability #public-awareness #criminal-justice #societal-issues
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