Famous quote by Polly Toynbee

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"But the single overwhelming reason why jails are bursting is longer sentences given for more crimes"

- Polly Toynbee

Crime

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This quote is written / told by Polly Toynbee somewhere between December 27, 1946 and today. He/she was a famous Journalist from England. The author also have 23 other quotes.

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