Ken Clarke said it was "essential", some people, protect the public, Ken Clarke said there is "no controversy" among ministers about the proposed reforms to the sentencing and penal policy to cut reoffending rates to imprison.The Justice Secretary was by sections of the media for the pledge, the increase in the prisoner numbers stop areas attacked.
Mr Clarke said it was "right" to imprison felons members and he was over whether prison worked in contrast to Home Secretary Theresa may.
He insisted he had never called an end of short sentences.
Ministers want to 85,000 prisoner population in England and Wales from 3,000, reduction of £ 4-prison and probation budgets by 20% over four years to cut.
' Right punishment 'Mr Clarke has undertaken to "break the cycle" of crime by addressing the causes of previous convictions, pledging to help more in mates drug and alcohol addiction problems and deal with mental illness.
A green paper on sentencing in England and Wales launch earlier this month, he called for more targeted and always community more emphasis on the prison sentences.
But amid reports in several newspapers, that he was forced on sentencing changes and following comments by the Home Secretary back down, prison worked, Mr Clarke said there was no disagreement over the matter.
He said "I today morning had heard, Interior Minister apparently agree had with me and I looked at what you said and exactly the same things said," Justice Select Committee.
"Is the correct penalty for serious criminals... but prison right now, is not in any subsequent always reoffending rates after below."
Mr Clarke said "aufgeflammt" on rates for certain crimes had intercepts of the press, but there was no disagreement concept he said was "steady and consistent" with Ministers about your.
"I don't of mind people attack me from outside, but there is no dispute on the Government's policy key" he said it had been discussed in the Government and approved by the Prime Minister to add.
Mr Clarke has existed, there was no general objective to reduce the prison numbers.
Reoffending within one year of being freed from 50% to 40% would be "rather difficult", he added efforts to reduce the number of people.
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