Probation union Napo predicts rise in prisoner numbers
Harry Fletcher from the National Association of Probation Officers (NAPO) union predicts a rise in prison numbers after cuts to police and probation numbers.
He spoke as Justice Secretary Ken Clarke promises to end the "remorseless rise" in prisoner numbers with a Green Paper aiming to make prisons in England and Wales more purposeful and toughening up community sentences.
07 Dec 2010
- From the section UK Politics