The number of career criminals avoiding jail for their offences has nearly tripled from 1,289 in 2007 to 3,325 in 2023, Ministry of Justice data shows
A staggering sixty per cent of prisons in Britain are now overcrowdedHardened criminals with more than 100 previous convictions are being spared jail as Britain's overcrowded prisons reach 'breaking point'.
In the wake of the recent riots and the promise of swift justice for offenders, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has warned that soft justice has led many to feel 'crime has no consequences' - vowing to tackle the crisis. Under new plans, offenders will be automatically freed after serving just 40 per cent of their sentence, rather than the current 50 per cent.
Rioters sentenced last week all received less than the four year cap, meaning they may too be eligible for the release after serving 40 per cent of their sentence.
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