Labour should have done much better in reducing reoffending rates of those coming out of prison, he believes: «I feel it was a mistake to not focus more on the issue of reducing offending. (theguardian.com)
Although we were able to reduce it somewhat in government; the stubbornly high rates of reoffending amongst young people need to be urgently addressed. (politics.co.uk)
Paired with the early successes of Chris Grayling's prison reforms in reducing reoffending rates, this should be a major plank of the Conservative message at the next election - we have saved you money and misery by cutting spending and by stopping criminals. (conservativehome.blogs.com)