Public Accounts Committee inquiry on prison estate capacity

Clinks provided a response to the Public Accounts Committee inquiry on prison estate capacity. In this response, we have focussed on the costs of the prison system in England and Wales and some of the challenges it is currently facing. Through that lens, we have set out policy approaches that could seek to balance those challenges with creating better value for money for the Exchequer and achieving more positive outcomes for people across the criminal justice system.