Dancing inmate's joy after early release from Yorkshire prisons
An inmate who had spent time at a Yorkshire prison broke out into a dance after being released early as the new government battles overcrowding.
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice Shabana Mahmood said if the Labour government had not acted when it came into office, there was a "real risk" that courts would have to delay sending offenders to prison, and that police officers would have been unable to arrest criminals. Mr Taylor said: “It’s inevitable that some of these prisoners will get recalled to custody and it’s inevitable that some of them will go out homeless. If people are coming out, they’re not properly prepared, and they’re homeless, then what we’ll see is the danger that they’ll commit more offences, or that they breach their bail conditions, in which case they’ll end up back inside again.”
The Mirror reports that Burglars, shoplifters and fraudsters who are serving short sentences are among those expected to be released early. The scheme will apply to prisoners in most prisons bar high security ones, with varying amounts released from each. The plan will be reviewed in 18 months. Victims' Commissioner Baroness Newlove also warned that victims had not been made aware their perpetrator was being released early in every case.
“My son has been in prison three times this year but before that he had no criminal convictions. But once the heroin took control, it was a downward spiral. It’s the drug industry and the criminals that run that trade that need tackling, but God only knows how you do that.” “Usually when someone is released, we can plan that they have access to probation services, local housing associations, drug rehabilitation services.“ And even when we have that, lads still fall by the wayside. This has been rushed through and they’re basically coming out with a discharge notice and ‘off you go’.
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