LCJs unite on prisons

Four former chief justices say we must let more prisoners out early

Four former chief justices of England and Wales and a former head of criminal justice have called on the government to initiate a planned release of selected prisoners who are seen as having been punished enough.

Lord Woolf CH, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers KG, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, Lord Burnett of Maldon and Sir Brian Leveson say that, during the …