"It's DESPERATION!" - Former Prison Governor Slams Ministry Of Defence Over New Emergency Measures

Former prison governor Vanessa Frake says the Ministry of Justice triggering emergency measures to cope with jail overcrowding is "slowing the whole justice system down".
"It's a very sad state of affairs... this is bad for victims, witnesses and also bad for prisoners."
Dangerous criminals including a domestic abuser who posed a risk to children have been freed from jail early as part of a Government bid to cut overcrowding, a watchdog has warned.
Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor raised “serious concerns” about the policy as he highlighted examples of high-risk inmates selected for early release.
First announced last year, the Government insisted the measure would be temporary and would only allow “low-level offenders” out of prison up to 18 days early under strict supervision.
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[@lynnerowsell1942]

Just goes to show how uninformed this programe is.Anne Widdecombe tried when she was home Secretary she demanded more prisons and all parties said no

[@elbaldy1946]

If we deported foreign criminals the prisons would have plenty of space