Offenders should be moved to open prisons to tackle overcrowding, says former justice secretary

Former justice secretary David Gauke suggests that moving thousands of prisoners to open prisons could help alleviate overcrowding and improve rehabilitation efforts in the UK. Currently, only a small percentage of inmates are housed in category D jails, which allow for prisoners to work and spend time outside the prison walls. Gauke believes that this approach, similar to the system in Spain, could save money, reduce reoffending rates, and help prisoners reintegrate into society successfully.

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