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Terms of reference

  1. To investigate the purpose and proper extent of the use of prison in the 21st Century
  2. To consider how best to make use of the range of community sentences that currently exist, the principles that should guide them and to explore new ideas
  3. To consider the role of the media - both broadcast and print, in helping to re-shape the debate about the reform and proper use of imprisonment
  4. To investigate those issues which drive up the prison population in an age of globalisation
  5. To place any recommendations within the broader workings of the Criminal Justice System of England and Wales, giving due consideration to international development.