THURROCK MP Jackie Doyle Price rose on the floor of the House of Commons in a debate on overcrowding in prisons.
Ms Doyle Price said:
“My right hon. Friend will be well aware that people who have been through the care system are overrepresented in our prisons, as are people with neurodiverse conditions, as he has mentioned, and many existing victims of crime and abuse.
“It is a mark of a civilised society that when those people first touch the criminal justice system, we take the opportunity to support them to make them functioning members of society, not simply lock them up and throw away the key.
“We have heard all that across the Chamber, but that message does not survive the retail nature of our politics. Will he assure me that the Government will continue to walk the walk and talk the talk on those messages”
The full debate can be found below.
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2023-10-16a.58.0&s=speaker%3A24957#g79.4
