Hundreds more prisoners being freed in second phase of early release scheme
- About 650 offenders will leave jails in England and Wales early on Tuesday, marking the second phase of the government's plan to tackle the prison population crisis.
- The government claims these measures are necessary to prevent a total breakdown in the prison system, with officials building 14,000 new prison spaces to address the inherited crisis.
- Following the release of Michael Bogle, a 38-year-old from Brent, the former bus driver was returned to prison for shoplifting within 24 hours of his release. Detective Chief Superintendent Luke Williams warned that such releases shift pressure onto frontline policing.
- The probation service union Napo reports the releases have put enormous strain on its members, demanding a 12% pay rise against the Ministry of Justice's 5% offer.
- Future stages will include batches of offenders serving increasingly long sentences, culminating next June with those serving more than 12 years.
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In Britain, more than a third of the prison places released after the large-scale release of prisoners on parole (PDO) were refilled within a week, with the same places occupied by the same criminals who had to be arrested by law enforcement officers within days or hours of their release from prison being handed over to RIA News with reference to The Telegraph. It is reported that early release took place on 1 October, increasing the number of v…
Labour accused of 'cover-up' on number of criminals freed early as hundreds more hit streets TODAY
Labour faces accusations of a "cover-up" over a refusal to publish figures showing the number of offenders released early from prison, as another 650 inmates are due to walk free today under the Government’s expanding scheme.The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed it will not disclose the exact number of prisoners released under the new rolling early release scheme, which could see an estimated 50,000 offenders a year leave jail before compl…
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