Prison, where convicted criminals are sent as a punishment is found in almost all countries (United Nations, 2007). People are sent to prison if they commit a criminal offence, breaks the law or they could be put in a prison while they are waiting for a trial. However, it is claimed that there is an over-reliance on incarceration and it is believed that the over-reliance on imprisonment increases the population of the prison, which could have negative influences on prisoners (ibid). Therefore, some people argue that introducing some alternatives to custody could solve this issue. This essay will discuss and examine the negative impacts of overcrowded prisons on both offenders and the prison system and will provide possible alternatives to imprisonment.
The use of imprisonment as a punishment is increasing significantly through all over the world and it significantly contributes the rise in the …show more content…
It could be argued that incarceration is one of the prime punishments of the justice system. According to the report by GOV.UK, the populations of people who are sentenced are approximately 85,000 in the UK in 2015 (GOV.UK, 2015a) and England and Wales have “the highest imprisonment rate in Western Europe” (Prison Reform Trust, 2015). Furthermore, there are some concerns of over-reliance on imprisonment on both convicted
The use of imprisonment as a punishment is increasing significantly through all over the world and it significantly contributes the rise in the …show more content…
It could be argued that incarceration is one of the prime punishments of the justice system. According to the report by GOV.UK, the populations of people who are sentenced are approximately 85,000 in the UK in 2015 (GOV.UK, 2015a) and England and Wales have “the highest imprisonment rate in Western Europe” (Prison Reform Trust, 2015). Furthermore, there are some concerns of over-reliance on imprisonment on both convicted