[iSteve]

I believe we have a desperate problem with overcrowding in our prisons. People are let out early because in order to bang up a new offender they hae to let out someone who's already doing time.

Politicians cannot change the laws of reality by suddenly passing new laws insisting more and more people should serve longer and more of their sentences if they don't follow it through by building more prisons and if necessary raising taxes to pay for it.

This is what I think they should do incidentally, and less people would get off early as they'd be no need to 'free up space' in our jails. It's a small price to pay to make sure those who commit serious crime do serious time.