Prison and Probation Services Reform

James Sunderland praises the work of the Prison and Probation Service and calls for new prisons to focus on creating better educational, training and rehabilitation outcomes.

James Sunderland (Bracknell) (Con)

I commend everyone at the Ministry of Justice and in our Prison and Probation Service for their hard work at this challenging time. Does my right hon. and learned Friend agree that the debate about the creation of new, modern prison places should focus on the need to create better educational, training and rehabilitation outcomes?

Robert Buckland (Secretary of State for Justice)

My hon. Friend has put his finger on it, as usual. He is absolutely right to talk about the focus and purpose of the prison and probation environments. We must relentlessly think about the future: what will be the outcomes? How do we reduce offending? I always say that there are three things: a home, a job and a friend. If we can get those three right, we will do right by the community.

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