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Ladybbird · 12-10-23, 10:17

Rapists and Burglars to Avoid Jail as Prisons Run Out of Space in Tory Farce

Judges have been told to delay sentencing hearings from next week in a desperate bid to keep down the prison population, while ministers consider letting criminals out early

BBC 12 OCT 2023

Rapists and burglars will escape being sent immediately to jail because the country is running out of prison places. Judges have been told to delay sentencing hearings from next week in a desperate bid to keep down the prison population.

Lord Edis, the senior presiding judge for England and Wales, has suggested that hearings involving criminals currently on bail should be postponed over concerns there won’t be any space for them if they get a prison sentence.

The Times reports that ministers are also considering releasing prisoners early to ease the situation.

Labour said it was an “absolutely damning indictment of the state of our prisons that this Tory government is unable to either get criminals locked up or keep them there”. Shadow Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said: “Prisons are overcrowded and have become breeding grounds for more crime. The government has been warned time and again about the challenges with prison population and conditions. It is an abject failure on their part that after 13 years in government, they have done nothing to address this problem.”

A senior Crown Court judge told The Times that judges have been “ordered/strongly encouraged” not to send to prison a defendant who appears before them on bail so as not to add to the prison population. “We have been told that this is a ‘short-term measure’, but nobody knows what that means,” they said.

The judge said their “biggest concern” was about defendants convicted of rape remaining on bail rather than being swiftly jailed. “What am I going to do if a jury finds someone guilty [of rape],” they asked. “Do I release that person who is now convicted back into the community, where the victim might see them? What will the victim think?”

Figures from the Ministry of Justice showed that as of last Friday, the prison population in England and Wales was 88,016, which is just 654 below the estimated capacity. In June, the then justice secretary, Dominic Raab wrote to the Lord Chief Justice to suggest that judges should take prison overcrowding into account when passing sentence or deciding whether to remand people in custody.

Earlier this year, lorry driver Fabian Greco received a suspended sentence for punching and kicking a man in a road rage incident due to "pressure on the prison estate". Arie Ali, a people trafficker who threw a mug of boiling hot liquid at a prison officer, also avoided a jail sentence because of overcrowding concerns.

As he appeared before the Justice Select Committee in July Justice Secretary Alex Chalk admitted there was "intense pressure" on prison capacity - but insisted "there will always be enough prison places to keep the British people safe". A month later, the Mirror revealed he had commissioned research on whether voters believe it is worth keeping different types of offenders locked up.

A Ministry of Justice spokesman said: "The criminal justice system has seen unprecedented growth in the prison population, following the pandemic and barristers’ strike, particularly among those awaiting trial, with 6,000 more prisoners on remand than pre-pandemic.

“The Prison Service has already put in place measures such as rapid deployment cells and doubling up cells to help manage these pressures, and the Government is carrying out the biggest prison building campaign since the Victorian era to build 20,000 new places, making sure we always have the places we need."

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Ladybbird Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 47,656 Thanks: 27,646 Thanked 14,458 Times in 10,262 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 8	OUTRAGE -Rapists & Burglars to Avoid Jail as UK Prisons Run Out of Space Rapists and Burglars to Avoid Jail as Prisons Run Out of Space in Tory Farce Judges have been told to delay sentencing hearings from next week in a desperate bid to keep down the prison population, while ministers consider letting criminals out early BBC 12 OCT 2023 Rapists and burglars will escape being sent immediately to jail because the country is running out of prison places. Judges have been told to delay sentencing hearings from next week in a desperate bid to keep down the prison population. Lord Edis, the senior presiding judge for England and Wales, has suggested that hearings involving criminals currently on bail should be postponed over concerns there won’t be any space for them if they get a prison sentence. *The Times reports that ministers are also considering releasing prisoners early to ease the situation.* Labour said it was an “absolutely damning indictment of the state of our prisons that this Tory government is unable to either get criminals locked up or keep them there”. Shadow Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood said: “Prisons are overcrowded and have become breeding grounds for more crime. The government has been warned time and again about the challenges with prison population and conditions. It is an abject failure on their part that after 13 years in government, they have done nothing to address this problem.” A senior Crown Court judge told The Times that judges have been “ordered/strongly encouraged” not to send to prison a defendant who appears before them on bail so as not to add to the prison population. “We have been told that this is a ‘short-term measure’, but nobody knows what that means,” they said. The judge said their “biggest concern” was about defendants convicted of rape remaining on bail rather than being swiftly jailed. “What am I going to do if a jury finds someone guilty [of rape],” they asked. “Do I release that person who is now convicted back into the community, where the victim might see them? What will the victim think?” Figures from the Ministry of Justice showed that as of last Friday, the prison population in England and Wales was 88,016, which is just 654 below the estimated capacity. In June, the then justice secretary, Dominic Raab wrote to the Lord Chief Justice to suggest that judges should take prison overcrowding into account when passing sentence or deciding whether to remand people in custody. Earlier this year, lorry driver Fabian Greco received a suspended sentence for punching and kicking a man in a road rage incident due to "pressure on the prison estate". Arie Ali, a people trafficker who threw a mug of boiling hot liquid at a prison officer, also avoided a jail sentence because of overcrowding concerns. As he appeared before the Justice Select Committee in July Justice Secretary Alex Chalk admitted there was "intense pressure" on prison capacity - but insisted "there will always be enough prison places to keep the British people safe". A month later, the Mirror revealed he had commissioned research on whether voters believe it is worth keeping different types of offenders locked up. A Ministry of Justice spokesman said: "The criminal justice system has seen unprecedented growth in the prison population, following the pandemic and barristers’ strike, particularly among those awaiting trial, with 6,000 more prisoners on remand than pre-pandemic. “The Prison Service has already put in place measures such as rapid deployment cells and doubling up cells to help manage these pressures, and the Government is carrying out the biggest prison building campaign since the Victorian era to build 20,000 new places, making sure we always have the places we need." __________________ PUTIN TRUMP & Netanyahu Will Meet in HELL ..................*SHARKS are Closing in on TRUMP*.......................... *TRUMP WARNS; 'There'll Be a Bloodbath* If I Don't Get Elected'..MAGA - MyAssGotArrested...IT's COMING** PLEASE HELP THIS SITE..Click DONATE & Thanks to ALL Members of ... 1.. THIS SITE IS MORE THAN JUST WAREZ...& TO STOP SPAM-IF YOU WANT TO POST, YOUR FIRST POST MUST BE IN WELCOMES

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