More prisoners have been recalled to jail than have been released early, it has been revealed. Tory analysis of official data has shown 54,354 prisoners have been recalled to jail for reoffending or breaching their licence, while 49,000 have been released early since Labour came to power in July 2024.Since September 2024, under then-Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s Early Release Scheme, prisoners can be released after serving just 40 per cent of their sentence, rather than the standard 50 per cent.The Ministry of Justice said the analysis was misleading. Recall data can include the same offender returning to prison multiple times, as well as prisoners released years earlier who had only now breached their conditions.
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But the figures still tell a marked rise.Between January and March 2023, 6,824 prisoners were recalled, and for the same time in 2024, that figure stood at 7,415.However, fast-forward to that three-month period 2025, six months after Labour assumed power, that figure had jumped to 10,101.It is noted, however, that the figure did increase in the Tories’ final few months in office, where it jumped between from 7,415 to 9,782 between January and June 2024.Shadow Justice Secretary, Nick Timothy, said: “Labour has turned our prisons into a revolving door for criminals. They are letting out sex offenders and thieves early instead of deporting more foreign offenders.”To the surprise of nobody, these criminals have continued to act against the law and break the rules. This is utterly corrosive to public safety and inflicts more harm and suffering on the British public.”While Labour tolerates this lawlessness, the pressure on our prisons has not eased. What we need is a radical plan for our prisons. Not Lammy’s surrender to crime.”MORE TO FOLLOW…Our Standards:
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