Robert Jenrick slams Labour’s scheme to reduce jail overcrowding as ‘soft justice’
Robert Jenrick slams Labour’s scheme to reduce jail overcrowding as ‘soft justice’
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Astonishing figures for the soft-justice programme suggest 45,000 could have their sentences cut in its first year.
Early release policy cited as a factor for 36pc year-on-year increase in recalls
As part of a scheme to free up prison space, even those jailed for more than a decade will get out early (pictured: one of the…
Latest data showed 9,958 offenders were let out during the first three months of this year.
The Conservatives used official sentencing figures from the Ministry of Justice to estimate how Labour's reforms will affect all…
Thousands of prison cells are lying empty even though Labour is releasing criminals early to tackle overcrowding.
