Prisons Minister Crispin Blunt has said the riots last week were a one-off even and the justice system is able to cope with the large influx of people linked to the violence.
He added it won't have a long term effect on the prison population which now stands at a record 87,000.
It comes as he announced new plans to macke unemployed offenders work a five-day-week under changes community sentences.
They'll be forced to work a minimum of 28 hours over four days a week with the fifth day spent looking for full-time employment.
In the past, "Community Payback" could be spread over a year with some criminals working just six hours per week.
Prisons and Probations Minister Crispin Blunt said it would help to rehabilitate offenders.
"If you are unemployed and on Community Payback you shouldn't be sitting idle at home watching daytime television or hanging about with your mates on a street corner, you should be out paying back to your community through hard, honest work," Mr Blunt said.
The plans are part of the Government's strategy to reform sentencing and tackle the root causes of crime.
Around 100,000 people are sentenced to Community Payback each year across England and Wales with more than 8.8 million hours of unpaid work completed last year, according to the Ministry of Justice.
Work, which can also be nominated by the public, can include hard manual labour, clearing up litter, cleaning graffiti and maintaining parks and green spaces.
