Early Release Scheme

I think it's a shocking state of affairs that we are even in this position of freeing anyone before their sentences (often too lenient, anyway) are served.
I would like to see the Government set up a scheme where foreign nationals, who are due for deportation when they leave prison, are deported as soon as they are sentenced. Even if the UK had to pay something towards their incarceration it would be cheaper than keeping them here courtesy of the UK taxpayer.
Just as importantly, it would free up many of the 10.000+ spaces they take up in our overcrowded prisons at the moment. This figure increases year on year so it is unlikely to get any better.
A plan like this would remove the need for an early release scheme.

25Avalon

Do people have to shout?

This guy does the right thing when those before him have not and still he is in the wrong!

25Avalon

It took protests and petitions for him to realise how strong public opinion was and then to take action. I think it was the justice department that found how to do this legally. It was not automatic from Burnham.

Oh dear - grumble, grumble. How do you know that is what it took? How do you know this was not what he was thinking all along? He's only been in post for a few weeks and has grasped the nettle of this difficult topic which no-ne else has done - well done say I ... !

On this topic he was right to listen and react to public feeling.

Do people have to shout?

Can’t accuse Burnham of not listening though, which people would have done if this hadn’t been changed.

It needs a listening PM to get things changed.

It took protests and petitions for him to realise how strong public opinion was and then to take action. I think it was the justice department that found how to do this legally. It was not automatic from Burnham.