Extra £85m for CPS to help deal with rise in violent crime in England and Wales
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It comes as Boris Johnson launches a review of sentencing of the most dangerous and prolific offenders. Ahead of the meeting Mr Johnson said:"We have all seen examples of rapists and murderers let out too soon or people offending again as soon as they're released.The review, which will begin immediately, will look at whether violent and sexual offenders are serving sentences that reflect the severity of their crimes.
He said the way to ensure the safety of the public was by monitoring them with effective probation services."The essence of early release is that there should be proper control over that prisoner," he said.
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