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Pushing prisoners onto the streets
The government’s quick-fix solution to prison overcrowding is backfiring spectacularly, writes LUKE FLETCHER MS
A person leaving HM Prison Liverpool, September 10, 2024
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DIANE ABBOTT provides an analysis of the reasons for EU and British voters’ dramatic swing to the right
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ON September 10, the British government introduced an early release scheme for prisoners in England and Wales, a measure designed to alleviate overcrowding in prisons.
The scheme’s lack of planning and co-ordination for post-release support has left many vulnerable individuals without housing or healthcare upon release.
Prison leavers are given little notice and are left to fend for themselves, with many pushed straight onto the streets. In desperation, some are reoffending or deliberately breaching their licence conditions to return to the relative security of prison.
The number of people sleeping rough after being released from prison has more than trebled in recent years. The Chief Inspector of Probation has stated that homelessness is the biggest driving factor in people reoffending or breaching their licence.
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With the agitated debate now raging in the media about the early release schemes, Prison Officers Association general secretary STEVE GILLAN gives the view of those who work in the sector
