Bail abuse.

In 2006, almost 65,000 violent crime suspects were freed on bail, four out of every five arrested by police.
It is estimated that two murders a week are being committed by criminals released on bail.

The Ministry of Justice has admitted, following a request under freedom of information laws, that in January of this year, 13 per cent of defendants charged with murder were on bail, as were a startling 85 per cent of manslaughter suspects.

Courts are under increasing pressure to use bail because of chronic prison overcrowding. Only one in ten are immediately sent to jail. Almost half are let off with a fine, with the average amount just £61.07.
The man-of-Straw "defending" judges and magistrates said yesterday: 'These must be independent judicial decisions based on the law as it is, and they do so to a very high standard.'

HYPOCRITE! His government has interfered non stop with the independence of the Magistracy to my personal knowledge as a former JP. Most magistrates would happily jail bail bandits but the iniquitous 'guidelines' do not permit it!


LINK:http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1043324/Dangerous-offenders-denied-bail-vow-Tories.html