蜜芽传媒

Our prisons are full - so full there have been waves of early releases in the last year to free up space. In Scotland we learned today that prisoner numbers are higher than they were the last time inmates had to be let out early.

The new Justice Secretary David Lammy is introducing reforms for England and Wales which replace short prison sentences with "tougher" community punishments and much more tagging for those leaving jail.

All this raises the question: Should we send fewer people to prison?聽聽Anna Foster discusses that live with a panel of experts.