Ellie Reeves comments on NAO’s ‘Improving resettlement support for prison leavers to reduce reoffending’ report

Ellie Reeves MP, Labour’s Shadow Prisons and Probation Minister, commenting on the National Audit Office’s ‘Improving resettlement support for prison leavers to reduce reoffending’ report, said:

“After 13 years of Conservative mismanagement, our prison and probation system are at breaking point.  

“Failure to tackle skyrocketing rates of violence and drug use in prisons, and prisoners being released without the necessary supervision, has left the public in danger.

“Labour is the party of law and order. The next Labour government will fix our prison and probation service to break the cycle of crime. That’s how we will prevent crime, punish criminals and protect communities.”