The Labour-controlled British government's early release scheme is set to free 2,500 prisoners before Christmas.
The British government’s controversial early release scheme will see thousands of prisoners freed early in the months leading up to and during Christmas. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Labour-controlled British government’s early release scheme for prisoners is set to free 2,500 criminals before Christmas. DETAIL: According to the government’s official timetable, 1,350 prisoners are set to be released in October, followed by 650 prisoners in November and 550 prisoners in December. The Sentencing Act 2026 reduced the threshold for early release from 40 percent to one-third of a sentence, while also lowering the release point for certain violent and sexual offenders. Since the scheme was announced, the government has excluded…Open
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has proposed putting male inmates in female prisons to ease Britain's prison overcrowding crisis.
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has outlined a new plan to address critical overcrowding in prisons , which includes placing male criminals in women’s prisons. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: British Prime Minister Andy Burnham proposed putting male inmates in female prisons on Tuesday, to ease Britain’s prison overcrowding crisis. KEY QUOTE: “It will be based on a range of options including the three strands of further work I asked him to initiate last week: increasing the rate of removal of foreign national offenders from the prison estate to their country of origin; finding an early resolution to the long-running injustice of IPP [Imprisonment for Public Protection] sentences, which could allow for the release of lower-risk…Open
Police officers from across the United Kingdom have vowed to take legal action against the Labour government to prevent the early release of two men convicted of killing a police officer.
Police officers from across the United Kingdom have vowed to take legal action against the Labour government to prevent the early release of two men convicted of the death of a police officer. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: British police officers have announced their intention to take legal action against Prime Minister Andy Burnham if Police Constable Andrew Harper’s killers are released early by the government. DETAIL: The Police Federation, representing rank and file police officers, has vowed to take the British government to court if PC Harper’s killers are freed under its early release scheme. PC Harper, a 28-year-old police officer, was killed in 2019 while responding to a theft in Berkshire, England. Harper was caught in a…Open
A New Jersey congresswoman who championed early prison releases during COVID now faces sharp criticism after inmates freed under her law were charged with or convicted of murder, and her campaign has declined to address the program's record directly. Rep. Nellie Pou, a Democrat representing a northern New Jersey district and a member of the […] The post Rep. Nellie Pou's COVID-era prison release law freed over 7,000 inmates — at least three later linked to killings appeared first on American Almanac .
A New Jersey congresswoman who championed early prison releases during COVID now faces sharp criticism after inmates freed under her law were charged with or convicted of murder, and her campaign has declined to address the program's record directly. Rep. Nellie Pou, a Democrat representing a northern New Jersey district and a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, sponsored the legislation while serving as a state senator. Then-Gov. Phil Murphy signed it in November 2020 over objections from Republican lawmakers and some county prosecutors, who warned at the time that releasing violent offenders early could endanger public safety. More than 7,000 inmates walked out of New Jersey's prison system under the program, which granted…Open
More than 50,000 prisoners freed under the Labour-controlled British government's early release scheme have been recalled for violations.
The Labour Party-controlled British government’s early release scheme has freed 70,000 prisoners, resulting in more than 50,000 recalls for release condition violations, raising concerns about public safety. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: More than 50,000 prisoners freed under the Labour-controlled British government’s early release scheme have been recalled for violations. DETAIL: According to the Ministry of Justice (MOJ), as of March this year, 70,066 prisoners have been released in England and Wales as part of the Labour government’s early release scheme. Under the scheme, prisoners are eligible for release after serving just 40 percent of their sentence and supposedly demonstrating good behavior in prison. This is down from the…Open
British government ministers Wes Streeting and Shabana Mahmood have been criticized for joking about the early release of prisoners during a hot-mic moment.
Wes Streeting and Shabana Mahmood, two Cabinet-level ministers in the Labour-controlled British government , were caught joking and laughing about early prison releases, prompting apologies on social media . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: This week, Wes Streeting, the new Defense Secretary, and Shabana Mahmood, the Home Secretary, equivalent to the U.S. Secretaries of War and Homeland Security, were caught joking about the Labor government’s decision to release many prisoners early. Talking about Alex Norris, the newly-appointed Lord Chancellor and Secretary for Justice, Streeting is recoded saying : “You know he’s [Norris] the enemy now, Justice Shabana?” to which Mahmood responds, “No, he’s…Open
NEWSMAX Crime Correspondent Jason Mattera discusses the case of a young mother stabbed to death at a New York gas station as bystanders watched, and why her convicted felon attacker was out on early release.
Transgender inmate Jonathan Richardson, who was sentenced to 55 years for the 2001 strangulation death of his 11-month-old stepdaughter, was released after serving less than half his term. NEWSMAX Crime Correspondent Jason Mattera has the details on “Wake Up America.”
