THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Far-Left UK Govt Claims Plan to Free Thousands of Prisoners Early Will Restore Confidence in the Justice System.
Britain's left-wing Labour Party government is claiming that its unpopular moves to free tens of thousands of prisoners early will actually increase public confidence in the justice system.
Britain’s left-wing Labour Party government is claiming that its unpopular moves to free tens of thousands of prisoners early will actually increase public confidence in the justice system. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Britain’s Justice Secretary has defended the government’s controversial early release program for prisoners, arguing that freeing criminals early will increase public confidence in the justice system. Justice Secretary Alex Norris told Members of Parliament (MPs) that the government inherited a prison estate “on the brink of failure” and insisted difficult decisions were required to free capacity, as if creating additional spaces is not an option. DETAIL: The government now expects around 5,000 prisoners to be…Open