A coalition of Christian leaders has issued a call to the UK government to urgently reform the nation’s struggling criminal justice system, asserting that years of punitive policies and deprivation have left communities at risk and vulnerable people unsupported.
In a new report titled Picking Up the Pieces: An Ecumenical Approach to Criminal Justice Reform, Rachel Treweek, Anglican Bishop to HM Prisons, Richard Moth, Catholic Liaison Bishop for Prisons, and other Christian leaders, urge policymakers to shift from a punitive approach to a restorative, community-led model — backed by faith-based groups that are already filling critical gaps left by the state.
The bishops write in the foreword: “This report calls for change and invites the government to work alongside the hundreds of churches, Christian organisations, and other faith communities that are already working to ‘pick up the pieces’ of our broken criminal justice system.
‘An alliance of Christian leaders is urging the government to work alongside churches, communities, and faith-based organisations to address failings in the UK’s criminal justice system.’
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