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SHOULD ALL PRISONERS SERVE THEIR FULL SENTENCE?

Should they serve a full sentence?

Tuesday July 17,2007

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THE controversial early release of prisoners has descended into chaos, it was claimed yesterday.

It emerged that dozens have had to be recalled, others have vanished and some have even been wrongly released.

Ministers were accused of a shambolic handling of the emergency measure which saw more than 1,700 prisoners released early in the first week of the scheme to ease overcrowding in jails.

Almost a quarter of them were violent yobs. Thirty had to be recalled to prison within days of being let out, including six for committing new crimes.

Another 18 have disappeared when they were supposed to be under watch.

Under the damaging decision, inmates are being let out up to 18 days early – but bungling prison officials managed to release one prisoner 25 days early.

What do YOU think? Should they serve their full sentence?

SHOULD ALL PRISONERS SERVE THEIR FULL SENTENCE?

23.07.07, 9:00am

YES - PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS OAP's WHO REFUSE TO PAY THEIR COUNCIL TAXES.

• Posted by: EmperorMing • Report Comment

PAULH

19.07.07, 9:56pm

I agree with you, the whole lot are a joke.
Incidentally can anyone name any 3 of the 3 Stooges? There were several I believe.

• Posted by: Robertz • Report Comment

PAULH

19.07.07, 9:51pm

I agree with you, the whole lot are a joke.
Incidentally can anyone name any 3 of the 3 Stooges? There were several I believe.

• Posted by: Robertz • Report Comment

EARLY RELEASE

19.07.07, 3:31pm

there shouldn't be a parole or early release. if someone is given a length of time to do, then that is what they should serve, then if they are guilty of 'bad' behaviour the time then should be extended, and why do they get all this soft treatment, i'm afraid this is just one more example of the terrible slippery slope that this once great country is on. God help 'our' future generations.I despair.

• Posted by: Phizzy • Report Comment

PRISONERS EARLY RELEASE

19.07.07, 10:53am

In principle they should have a chance of parole after serving 2/3rds with the proviso that no one can get parole or probation more than once in their lifetime. After that it's full term.
The current early release kerfuffle is nonsence since they were only released 18days before they would have been released anyway, which is neither here nor there, just the usual government incompetence.

• Posted by: Bentrovato • Report Comment

MORE HOME OFFICE COCK-UPS!

18.07.07, 11:34pm

It is quite obvious to a blind man and his dog, but not to this government, that all prisoners should serve the full term. There is no point in giving a prisoner a particular sentence, then they only serve half! As it is, law breakers are treated far too softly. All first degree murderers should be hanged. Also, drug dealers should be hanged. That would free up a lot of places in the prisons, and you would see a dramatic fall in murders and drug offences. No wonder the Americans laugh at our soft law situations, and our prisons are like hotels in comparison to their prisons! Also we should have a return to hard labour in the prison systems. The prisoners would not have the energy to cause riots and cost the tax payers billions! Unfortunately, the idiots we vote into office haven't got the guts or back-bone they were born with, so there will be no changes!

• Posted by: peterthepainter • Report Comment