UK restricts short-term prison sentences across courts
→Custodial sentences limited to exceptional cases
Change
The UK required courts to stop imposing prison sentences under one year except in exceptional circumstances.
Why it matters
The reform shifts sentencing toward community-based penalties and reduces use of short-term custody.
Implications
- → Courts must adjust sentencing practices — custody use declines
- → Defendants more likely receive suspended sentences — remand decisions shift
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