Does sending people to jail work?
That's the question a public meeting in Douglas will ask later this month.
The Positive Action Group will hear from Andrew Neilson of the Howard League for Penal Reform.
The event, which is free, takes place on Monday, November 18 starting at 7.30pm in the Manx Legion on Market Hill in Douglas.
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