DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Andy Burnham is pledging to create thousands of extra jail spaces as anger grows over early release for offenders...but what exactly does his prisons plan involve?
It may be cold comfort, but Andy Burnham's plan for 'the fastest prison building programme since the Victorian era' is at least an acknowledgement that reducing felons' sentences cannot become the norm.
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- Primary source: Daily Mail
- Published: Aug 4, 2026, 11:25 PM UTC
- Coverage area: Culture & Society
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