The cost of locking the wrong people up could be as high as £6.25bn a year in the UK. Taxpayers money wasted, while the real culprits are left at large to commit more crimes. 

If you have already signed this petition then I take this opportunity to thank you. Could I ask one small additional favour? The people most likely to sign are the people you know, please pass on this link to your contacts:

https://www.change.org/Show_me_the_evidence

If you are still thinking about signing, then consider what £6.25 billion could buy in terms of public services rather than wasting it. After all, it's more than a third of what Boris promised on the big red Brexit bus for the NHS - £120 million a week goes a long way to filling potholes, improving the NHS, Education or care for the elderly. Sign the petition now and put an end to this waste so that public funds can be put to better use.