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We have already heard this afternoon that 80% of offenders in prison are reoffenders. The prison environment can have a hugely detrimental effect on prisoners. We know, for example, that last year there was one prison where 21% of the prisoners developed a drug problem only after entering custody. These prisoners are stripped of having a second chance. The whole House agreed earlier this afternoon that everyone deserves a second chance, but our justice system is compounding the very problem it is trying to solve.