We can reform punishment now, or wait until we are forced to

We can reform punishment now, or wait until we are forced to

Barely two weeks into office, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham found himself at the centre of a politically charged reversal. He inherited a prison system still reeling from emergency early-release measures introduced in 2024 and plans to discharge prisoners even earlier under legislation already passed. After a review, he tightened the scheme instead. The controversy...