Damned if they Do & Damned if they don't

A lot of residents are asking why don't the Magistrates and Judges hand down longer sentences and the answer to that question is:
The jail are full and over overcrowded.
The Government are not building any more jails at this time
The Magistrates and Judges would like to hand down better sentencing but until the government realises that the present system is failing the judiciary and more importantly the community.
No one could expect the Magistrates and Judges to continually lock every person up when there is no room, the Government HAVE TO start looking at building new jails to overcome the crowding and more importantly not allowing serious offenders to get suspended sentences.
The building of jails these days is quicker and more efficient than in the past, jails in the USA are all prefab buildings and built section by section.
But is building more jails the right way to go maybe the Australian Governments should look at the system in Norway.

Until the Government looks the judicial system we need to understand that the Magistrates and Judges have to make that decision of sending these offenders to overcrowded jails or to release them on probation or giving them suspended sentences.