Smart justice
The government once again tries to make courts more caring
IN A speech on February 8th David Cameron set out what he claimed was “the biggest shake-up of prisons since the Victorian era”. The package included more freedom for governors, league tables for jails and measures to improve ex-cons’ job prospects. But Mr Cameron also announced a proposal which could reduce the number of people who end up behind bars in the first place: the introduction of “problem-solving courts”.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Smart justice”
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