Former judges call for reversal of longer sentences to ease overcrowding

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A former judge has told Sky News an urgent review of prisons is needed and a reversal on sentence inflation , a trend of prison sentences doubling in length over the past 50 years. • Ex Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd said there was not that much evidence longer sentences acted as a deterrent. • He said overcrowding means resources aren't available to properly rehabilitate people and it was clear the current system is not working . • Lord Thomas also commented on possible plans to send some prisoners to Estonia, saying it should be a last resort . • #prisons #overcrowding #skynews #prisonsentence • SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: / skynews • Follow us on Twitter: / skynews • Like us on Facebook: / skynews • Follow us on Instagram: / skynews • Follow us on TikTok: / skynews • For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-n... Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... • Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ • Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: / @skynewsespanol • To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales

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