Warning over automatic early release of prisoners
08 May 2011, 06:51 AM
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Warning over automatic early release of prisoners
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/warning-ove...044527733.html
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Hundreds of high-risk prisoners, including one assessed as being likely to kill his original victim, have been released into the community as soon as they have served half their sentence, the probation union has warned.
Many offenders were recalled to custody within days of their release because of the clear risk they posed to victims, Napo said.
The union added that a change to the law six years ago means the Parole Board has no say over their release and prisoners are released automatically at the half-way point of their sentence, giving criminals no incentive for rehabilitation or reform.
Harry Fletcher, Napo's assistant general secretary, said: "It is scandalous that hundreds of prisoners are being released from custody automatically when they have completed half their sentence despite assessments that they are of high risk of harm to the public.
This country is turning to sh1te fast!
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Hundreds of high-risk prisoners, including one assessed as being likely to kill his original victim, have been released into the community as soon as they have served half their sentence, the probation union has warned.
Many offenders were recalled to custody within days of their release because of the clear risk they posed to victims, Napo said.
The union added that a change to the law six years ago means the Parole Board has no say over their release and prisoners are released automatically at the half-way point of their sentence, giving criminals no incentive for rehabilitation or reform.
Harry Fletcher, Napo's assistant general secretary, said: "It is scandalous that hundreds of prisoners are being released from custody automatically when they have completed half their sentence despite assessments that they are of high risk of harm to the public.
This country is turning to sh1te fast!
08 May 2011, 09:21 AM
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Simple solution for the judiciary then.... multiply any sentence you want to give them by 2. Sorted 
If it is as clean cut as the origianl post suggested then it is clearly another inane 'human rights' driven policy probably from the EU. Another one where our government beeds to actually do something rather than talk about it.
If it is as clean cut as the origianl post suggested then it is clearly another inane 'human rights' driven policy probably from the EU. Another one where our government beeds to actually do something rather than talk about it.
08 May 2011, 10:06 AM
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Simple solution for the judiciary then.... multiply any sentence you want to give them by 2. Sorted
If it is as clean cut as the origianl post suggested then it is clearly another inane 'human rights' driven policy probably from the EU. Another one where our government beeds to actually do something rather than talk about it.
If it is as clean cut as the origianl post suggested then it is clearly another inane 'human rights' driven policy probably from the EU. Another one where our government beeds to actually do something rather than talk about it.
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