Labour to release prisoners to stop overcrowding

[Banker]

I see Labour are expected to release non violent, sexual and terrorist offenders to reduce overcrowding, talk of release after 45/40% of sentences rather than 50% & more non custodial sentences.

Should we be following suit to reduce overcrowding & the considerable expense of keeping loads of drug offenders etc in prison, many could just be deported as not local.

[joebean]

9 minutes ago, Banker said:

I see Labour are expected to release non violent, sexual and terrorist offenders to reduce overcrowding, talk of release after 45/40% of sentences rather than 50% & more non custodial sentences.

Should we be following suit to reduce overcrowding & the considerable expense of keeping loads of drug offenders etc in prison, many could just be deported as not local.

Much depends on whether you think offenders should be in prison. Very few offenders are imprisoned without going through the range of non-custodial court disposals and subsequently re-offending. Courts decide what sentences are appropriate, after taking pre-sentence reports into consideration. Making executive decisions to curtail sentences imposed by the courts because of overcrowding is just an indication of the failure of the executive to provide sufficient spaces and provide the public protection the court originally deemed necessary. It’s desperation politics resulting from failure, not an indication of good sense or enlightenment. The Criminal Justice System should have as its first priority, public protection. It has failed to put this at the forefront of its thinking for many years. Nothing has changed. 

[Kopek]

Would that we could release MHKs  after 40% of their tenure 😀

[Omobono]

2 hours ago, Kopek said:

Would that we could release MHKs  after 40% of their tenure 😀

there are plenty of spaces on the pre paid flights to Rwanda by the Tory government  pity to see them go to waste  

[Whiskey]

I believe you call them The Government now. 

[Kopek]

Not so much with the Labour turn around???

[WTF]

are we de facto back in the EU yet ?

[Moghrey Mie]

17 hours ago, Banker said:

I see Labour are expected to release non violent, sexual and terrorist offenders to reduce overcrowding, talk of release after 45/40% of sentences rather than 50% & more non custodial sentences.

Should we be following suit to reduce overcrowding & the considerable expense of keeping loads of drug offenders etc in prison, many could just be deported as not local.

It's a good idea provided there is suitable help for people who have addictions.

[Roger Mexico]

13 hours ago, Omobono said:

16 hours ago, Kopek said:

Would that we could release MHKs  after 40% of their tenure 😀

there are plenty of spaces on the pre paid flights to Rwanda by the Tory government  pity to see them go to waste

Hasn't Rwanda suffered enough?

[The Phantom]

51 minutes ago, Roger Mexico said:

Hasn't Rwanda suffered enough?

They sold most of the accommodation paid for by the UK Govt for the Refugees to the locals quite a while ago.  

[Banker]

Uk now announced prisoners released after 40% sentences unless certain crimes and also considering decriminalizing drug possession. If we followed suit it would help Jurby overcrowding