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A recent Home Office report has recommended that all women sentenced to under 2 years in prison should be let off custody, and that hostels should be set up for more serious offenders such as murderers and paedophiles - to spare them from the ‘hardship' of prisons which already have excellent facilities, including Sky TV in cells.  Courts are already encouraged to sentence women more leniently than men. Jonathan slammed the report presented by Baroness Corston, asking "How can anyone defend such shocking discrimination? Baroness Corston should resign immediately."  Jonathan also pointed out that the UK already waits for more serious offences before jailing people than most other countries.  As a result, the UK has to jail more people - because criminals in the UK don't fear jail.  Jonathan said, "Criminals are actually victims of our current sentencing policy.  How can someone reform when we keep sending out the message that society is going to tolerate criminal behaviour?  By the time anyone reaches UK jails, they are already hardened criminals - and it's very difficult to break the pattern of offending." See here or here for more information.