England and Wales sentencing overhaul could bring in home detention
by Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6RMV5)
Review ordered amid prisons overcrowding crisis will look at punishing thousands more offenders within community
Judges could be given powers to impose a punishment of house arrest on criminals under a comprehensive overhaul of sentences to be launched on Tuesday.
The review, which will be chaired by the former Conservative justice minister David Gauke, will also reassess the jail time handed to offenders found guilty of crimes against women and girls, including those connected to domestic abuse.
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