Petition · Home Office
Instead of sending young people to prison, send them to do military service
Closed
74 signatures
What the petition asks
We think the prison service is over crowded and it be better to send young people who offend to do some military service. Here they could learn essential life skills that they would not get to learn in prison.
We think that prisons are huge cost to tax payers, so why not send young people 21 and under to do military service instead? Here you could replace their sentence time with time in the military. We think it could dramatically change their outlook on life, increase their life skills, and prevent them from going to prison.
Timeline
| 5 Mar 2025 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Sep 2025 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
74
Status
Closed
Department
Home Office
Opened
5 Mar 2025
Closed
5 Sep 2025
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 16 Aug 2026.