'He said getting into prison would save his life': Homeless people reoffending to get off streets

While in prison, some people feel that they will have better access to services that will help them going forward such as mental health services.

When faced with no hope of gaining any form of permanent accommodation, many people who had committed a crime in the past have decided to reoffend as they felt it would be safer to go back to prison. File photo.

There is a rise in the number of homeless people committing small crimes in order to go into prison so they will have a roof over their head.

When faced with no hope of gaining any form of permanent accommodation, many people who had committed a crime in the past have decided to reoffend as they felt it would be safer to go back to prison.