
Review chair calls for fewer short prison sentences
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Former Conservative justice secretary David Gauke says short prison terms should be replaced with more community sentences for some..
Shabana Mahmood is a British politician and barrister who has been serving as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice since 2024. A member of the Labour Party, she has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Birmingham Ladywood since 2010. Between 2010 and 2024 she held various shadow junior ministerial and shadow cabinet positions under leaders Ed Miliband, Harriet Harman, and Keir Starmer.
Former Conservative justice secretary David Gauke says short prison terms should be replaced with more community sentences for some..