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But the single overwhelming reason why jails are bursting is longer sentences given for more crimes.

Polly Toynbee
Jail, Reason Why, Crime
"Amid this panic over stabbings, we are ignoring what really cuts crime" by Polly Toynbee, www.theguardian.com. June 09, 2006.
But the single overwhelming reason why jails are bursting is longer sentences given for more crimes.