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Ecumenical report calls for ‘fundamental shift’ in public debate about criminal justice

Ecumenical report calls for ‘fundamental shift’ in public debate about criminal justice

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
INSTEAD of a system “focused on vengeance and punishment” — partly the result of media portrayals of crime — the Government should foster public support for a culture of rehabilitation, the Anglican and Roman Catholic bishops for prisons recommend...