Dismay as Boris Johnson 'ignores evidence' with pledge to crack down on crime with thousands more prison places

‘Tough rhetoric is no substitute for understanding the evidence,’ experts warn prime minister

The Conservatives previously pledged to create 10,000 more places in several new jails but only one – HMP Berwyn – has been completed and construction did not start on a second prison until June.

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