Obviously, our answer to this is YES. But this lawyer comes onto national TV to explain why it's not possible. There are 100,000 convicted sex offenders currently on the register (walking our streets), and to put them all in prison for life would come at an astronomical cost that no one is prepared to pay for. Alongside the fact that our prison capacity is  85,000 and it’s already full with other criminals. 

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First things first, we hope they can stop themselves from re-offending, otherwise we’re doomed as their prison sentence finishes and they’re released back into our society. This man speaks openly about how he will never offend again and how’s he’s now 30 years clean (his words).

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Emily Setty is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Surrey. Her research focuses on young people’s experiences of sex and relationships both online and offline. She is particularly interested in harmful and abusive behaviour between and affecting young people and her research seeks to identify how best to support them to address the issues and challenges they face.

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