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Ancient and modern

How Augustus would have solved the prisons crisis

20 July 2024

9:00 AM

20 July 2024

9:00 AM

The Labour party is preparing to get weak on crime and release one batch of criminals to bang up another. What a difference that will make to the safety of our streets! The Roman emperor Augustus did things differently: when the system got blocked up, he released all those whom he considered to be held on vexatious charges.

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