Some offenders have been released far too early from jails, potentially to save money, says a former Met Police Commissioner who has called for a review of automatic release of prisoners half way through sentences.
Lord Stevens, who led the Met Police from 2000 to 2005, said: “There have been instances where people have been released from prison very very early and far too quickly.
“There needs to be an argument about whether this is done because of trying to save money and the problems in prisons of violence rather than actually ensuring that people are serving sentences they should be.”
He backed Victims Commissioner Baroness Newlove’s call earlier this week, in The Daily Telegraph, for courts... Telegraph.
Blogger: my only quibble is the use of 'people' when 'far too many people' is actually the truth.
