We need to talk about serious crime

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We need to talk about serious crime

The Independent Commission into the Experience of Victims and Long-term Prisoners has today called for a fundamental reassessment of the policy and practice of sentencing for the most serious of crimes.

Date - 15th June 2022
By - Russell Webster - Work with Offenders

The Commission is chaired by Bishop James Jones, former Bishop of Liverpool and of Prisons, and former Chair of the Hillsborough Independent Panel. Its expert panel members include the founder of the Forgiveness Project Marina Cantacuzino; public...

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