Prisoners have to be treated fairly if they help with labour shortages | Katy Brand

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : There's no shortage of expertise - Frances Crook, the chief executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform, wrote an excellent piece recently about her work in precisely this area.
53% : I read with interest this week that the idea of using prisoners to make up the numbers where Brexit and Covid-19 have led to labour shortages was seriously being considered.

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