“I’m gonna get lit” Thank you Keir.

My daughter is a police officer and I can say from what I hear, your fears are all quite right.

What can we do about it, that's the question.

albertina, no one from any side of this discussion disputes difficulties will arise from the early release scheme
Of course, the police service will, as always, be front of the queue to pick up the pieces
In the short term, it had to happen, it’s clear if the conservatives had remained in power, they’d had used early release otherwise the police couldnt arrest as there’d be nowhere to hold them

My hope is investment and commitment to improve public services will help long term

London mayor Sadiq Khan says that despite a big housing shortage in London, prisoners ought to jump the queue to get housing to avoid them reoffending??? well that will go down well .

Skydancer

They are being released after serving 40% instead of 50% of their sentences. In some cases this means just a few weeks early. There was little option and it is not violent offenders. Nobody panic!

The immediate re arrest, outside Wandworth prison, of a 28 year old on suspicion of sexual assault seems to defy that.The release of one of the murderers of young Gordon Gault after serving only 6 months is absolutely disgusting.
One does wonder at the lack of commonsense amongst those given the job for the decision making, have they got any??
If they hadn't been so hasty in chucking some people in prison instead of hefty fines and community service, they may have been rather more discerning about which criminals they released.
That choice is down to Labour and their Ministry of Justice, no one else.

How many aren't rearrested, though?

Astonishingly, the prison population has fallen by 2,000 in one week ! And it's all down to Kier!

We'll have to see what the crime rate does, now.

pably15

London mayor Sadiq Khan says that despite a big housing shortage in London, prisoners ought to jump the queue to get housing to avoid them reoffending??? well that will go down well .

He has categorically not said that.

See the first page other thread in GN

www.gransnet.com/forums/news_and_politics/1340378-Sadiq-Khan-s-latest-brainwave

It really is depressing to see how propaganda works in action.

Yes DD - how half truths get spread as "Fact" without even a reference given to back a statement.

I don't want to over-egg it, but this is how Goebbels worked. Plant daft ideas and let the public spread them as truth.

It is scary to watch how easily it can be done.

The release of one of the murderers of young Gordon Gault after serving only 6 months is absolutely disgusting.

But his sentence for violent crime was less than the 4 years set by Starmer, so he qualified for early release.

No need to bring KS into it - his sentence was less than 4 years, as set by the judge, so there is probably more to it than randoms on GN are privy to.

The 'optics' are bad, I agree, but judges have leeway for a reason, and this one was operating under a Tory regime. There is absolutely no way that KS can be held responsible either for his sentence or his release date. Sunak had plans to release prisoners early too.

Sunak should - and could - have acted sooner but chose to dump the tough decisions - which no doubt would have been unpopular too.

janete1956

Labour ALWAYS bring us to our knees I remeber the 70s candles and no electricity.

I thought that was the three day week and Heath was the Tory prime minister.

That was when we left forever- and it was most definitely Ted Heath and the Conservatives at that time. I’m not a Labour voter or a Conservative voter, they are as bad as each other. These days I vote for the individual regardless of party.

Mollygo

^The release of one of the murderers of young Gordon Gault after serving only 6 months is absolutely disgusting.^

But his sentence for violent crime was less than the 4 years set by Starmer, so he qualified for early release.

So that's OK then. 4 years for murdering a child. Disgusting.

Did Starmer not say that no one jailed for violent offences will be released early? If he did, then there’s no excuse for the release of Gordon Gault’s murderer, regardless of who set the sentence.