• Ep40: Will the sentencing review solve our prison crisis?

  • Nov 8 2024
  • Length: 34 mins
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Ep40: Will the sentencing review solve our prison crisis?

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  • The government has just announced an independent review of sentencing to be carried out by Former Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary, David Gauke, and an expert panel. But will it help solve our prison crisis?

    In this episode, our hosts are joined by Nicky Padfield, Emeritus Professor of Criminal and Penal Justice, University of Cambridge, and John Bache, a magistrate and former Chair of the Magistrates' Association. They discuss how sentencing practices have contributed to our bloated prison population and what they hope to see out of the sentencing review.

    This episode was recorded on 5th November 2024.

    Professor Nicky Padfield KC @cambridgelaw

    Emeritus Professor of Criminal and Penal Justice, University of Cambridge

    John Bache @JohnBache3

    Magistrate and former Chair of the Magistrates' Association

    Further resources

    For more information about the Sentencing Review: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/independent-sentencing-review-2024-to-2025

    Transform Justice

    Website: ⁠⁠⁠www.transformjustice.org.uk⁠⁠⁠

    Twitter: @TransformJust1

    Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠policy@transformjustice.org.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠

    The Transform Justice podcast is hosted by Penelope Gibbs and Rob Allen and produced and edited by Alexandra Kimmons.
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