Nododd fod dedfrydau byr o garchar yn “wrthgynhyrchiol” wrth iddo bwysleisio manteision dewisiadau ar wahân i garcharu, a dywedodd y gellid ailfuddsoddi’r swm afresymol o arian sy’n cael ei wario ar garchardai mewn meysydd fel rhaglenni triniaeth.
He described short prison sentences as “counterproductive” as he emphasised the benefits of alternatives to custody, and said the excessive money spent on prisons could be reinvested in areas such as treatment programmes.