Sex offenders and burglars could be let out on bail rather than handed an immediate custodial sentence, according to guidance issued to judges by Lord Edis.
Rapists could be let out on bail rather than given immediate custodial sentenceRapists could be spared jail from next week as prisons reach breaking point, it was reported last night.
Prisons in England and Wales are on the brink of maximum capacity, with 88,016 inmates last Friday – leaving just 650 spaces spare. Crown court judges were also told in an online briefing that an emergency scheme to release lower-risk inmates could be announced by ministers as early as next week in a bid to create room in the prison estate.
The department has set a target to cut the backlog to 53,000 by March 2025 – but progress over recent months has gone into reverse.
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