Low-cost supermarkets would ‘blush’ at sentence review ‘discounts’, says Jenrick

Low-cost supermarkets would ‘blush’ at sentence review ‘discounts’, says Jenrick

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood accused the Conservatives of doing a ‘runner’ on prisons. Releasing prisoners once they have served one-third of their sentence is a “discount” which would “make Aldi and Lidl blush”, Robert Jenrick has said. The Conservative shadow justice secretary criticised proposals for an “earned progression model”, which would see inmates released after one-third of their sentence, if they demonstrate good behaviour. The …