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Friday, July 09, 2010

Ed Miliband backs Kenneth Clarke over shorter jail terms

Ed Miliband backs Kenneth Clarke over shorter jail terms

Leadership contender's remarks differ sharply from Jack Straw, who said that sending more people to jail had cut crime

Ed Miliband backs Kenneth Clarke over shorter jail terms. Photograph: David Sillitoe for the Guardian

Ed Miliband today warned his shadow cabinet colleagues not to try to "out-right the right" on crime, but follow the lead of the Ken Clarke who wants to reduce prison sentences.

The leadership contender's remarks differ sharply from Jack Straw, the shadow justice secretary, who said that sending more people to jail had cut crime.

"I don't think we should try to out-right the right on crime," Miliband said. "A lot of what [Clarke] is doing is motivated by budget cuts; but he is opening up an opportunity for us to redefine part of the debate about criminal justice."

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jailhouselawyer: Hull, East Yorkshire, United Kingdom; John Hirst Hull, East Yorkshire, GB "Who is John Hirst?" the Sun online questioned the day after the UK lost its appeal to the Grand Chamber of the ECtHR in the prisoners votes case. The profile was not very informative nor flattering. But, I don't like the Sun either so we are quits. I was born, at 2 I was put into Dr Barnardo's Homes. What they called care, we refer to it as physical and sexual abuse. I drifted into crime, and spent 35 years in prison. In spite of the system, I reformed and rehabilitated myself with the support of some within and outside of the system. I was transformed from a law breaker into a law-maker. I am firmly committed to prisoners rights, and am a campaigner for penal reform. I live in a 3 bedroom terrace house within a cul-de-sac, and have a dog as a companion. My Latvian friend keeps invading my space and telling me I need a wife. She does keep the house clean and tidy, but loves my dog and calls him her boyfriend... Recently, Viking FM have asked for advice and reports for the news on radio on Criminal Justice issues. In addition, I used to write regularly for Inside Time the National newspaper for prisoners.

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