Guardian opinion: prisoner releases alone won't fix England and Wales jail crisis, charity chief argues
Nacro chief executive Enver Solomon argues that releasing prisoners early will not resolve overcrowding in English and Welsh jails, and says ministers must be honest with the public about sentencing.
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In an opinion piece for The Guardian, Enver Solomon, chief executive of the criminal justice charity Nacro, argues that releasing prisoners early will not by itself solve the broader crisis facing jails in England and Wales.
Solomon writes that government ministers need to be more transparent with the public about the realities of current prison sentences, including judgments about who needs to be incarcerated and for how long, according to the piece.
The column was published alongside wider Guardian coverage of an early release scheme that has seen hundreds of prisoners leave jails across England and Wales in an effort to ease overcrowding, including reported reactions from prisoners leaving under the scheme.
As an opinion contribution, the piece reflects Solomon's own analysis and policy recommendations rather than reporting new factual developments; The Guardian publishes it within its "Comment is Free" opinion section.
The column does not appear to include a full point-by-point government response to Solomon's specific proposals, based on the excerpt available for this report.
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- Releasing prisoners won’t solve the crisis in English and Welsh jails. Here’s what will | Enver Solomon — The Guardian — Politics
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