US EditionCriminals could fill potholes and clean bins under government plans
- The UK government announced on May 17, 2025, plans to have criminals perform community work like filling potholes and collecting bins instead of serving short jail terms.
- These proposals arise from urgent prison overcrowding, prompting Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood to seek radical reforms reducing jail sentences under one year.
- The plans include tougher community sentences paid through offender wages, which will be redirected to victims and charities, with councils assigning suitable jobs.
- A source near Mahmood indicated that due to the critical state of the prison system, there will be an increased focus on imposing sentences that do not involve incarceration, highlighting the need for more effective forms of punishment.
- These measures aim to ease jail overcrowding while ensuring offenders contribute productively and compensate victims, marking a significant shift in British criminal justice policy.
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Convicts to fill in potholes and collect rubbish bins instead of going to jail
Getty CRIMINALS will be ordered to fill in potholes and collect the bins instead of going to prison, under government proposals. The radical plans have been drawn up in a bid to ease the jail overcrowding crisis. PALord Chancellor and Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood is drawing up radical changes to law and order to ease the prison overcrowding crisis[/caption] Convicts will also be sentenced to work and have their wages handed over to victims …
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