Keir Starmer is putting criminals before communities and letting predators out early," Mullan said. "Under Labour's plans, thousands of the most serious would no longer be treated as such, an insult to thousands of victims across the country.
The drugs crisis in prisons is the worst it has ever been, with experts warning that the prevalence of illicit substances is making jails increasingly difficult to manage positively.
It's critically important that those solutions don't continue, because that isn't their training, said Assemblymember Anna Kelles, highlighting concerns over the use of National Guard in prisons.