Prison Works: Nearly 8000 offences by tagged criminals

Nearly 8000 offences by tagged criminals

And 1000 of these crimes are violent. One murder, four manslaughters, fifty six woundings and more than seven hundred assaults, one hundred cases of possessing an offensive weapon, one incident of causing death by reckless driving, one hundred of obstructing police and sixteen other violent attacks have been carried out by criminals since the early release Home Detention Curfew scheme came into force.

Overall 7,896 offences had been committed by prisoners whilst tagged. A total of 131,000 have been given HDC between the start of the scheme and the end of June 2006, but there is little effect on the 2 year reoffending rate from this scheme. Today’s report said there is "insufficient evidence" that tagging helped to reduce re-offending or rehabilitate criminals. This scheme was introduced to deal with an earlier prison overcrowding crisis - offenders serving between three months and four years are eligible to be released on an electronic tag up to 135 days before the end of their sentence.

The one murderer - Danny Cann, 27, a convicted robber - killed Stephen Cox in North London in January 2005 by battering him to death with a baseball bat and a hammer in revenge for a headbutting, only weeks after walking out of jail on HDC. He was jailed for life at the Old Bailey last December. Cann should have been wearing the tag at the time of the murder but was not. It has never been found.

None of these crimes would not have been committed, if these criminals had been in prison. Furthermore, it is more evidence that non-custodial sentences do not work; we do not have any evidence to show that reoffending is decreased, and the fact remains that nearly 8,000 reported crimes would not have been committed if these criminals had been in prison for the full length of their sentence. Schemes such as these are not a solution to prison overcrowding - the only solution being building more prisons, well before they are needed.

Interesting that the figures have not been announced in a press release on the Home Office website. You can rest assured we will be returning to this issue in more detail, even if the Home Office are not happy to.

Posted by Alan Drew on October 12, 2006 06:53 PM | Permalink

Comments

Superb! (I wrote something else and then I read below that I aint supposed ter. So I deleted it.)

Posted by: shemales stories | January 31, 2007 02:03 AM

Hello, cool desing!
Look at this [url=http:/bb-soma.blogspot.com]soma[/url] generic.
soma best.
Thanks all

Posted by: giuanahd | February 6, 2007 08:42 AM

orpa scln gpbtmvoh ftconsij lypetjwr uwtyqe tymvzdg

Posted by: fmenkgbu acvou | March 8, 2007 09:01 AM

lyrivdf cqryhp ofwrpvxti zjcexoifs thnackq vxjmfgtlb vfbny http://www.ldafgj.ergh.com

Posted by: udisect tvkbhgmnd | March 8, 2007 09:03 AM

Posted by: udisect tvkbhgmnd | March 8, 2007 09:04 AM

Nice site. You are doing a great service to the web

Posted by: kristinx | March 24, 2007 08:28 AM

cheap soma buy

Posted by: soma cheap buy | March 29, 2007 07:43 PM

I liked this site, it's neat. Good job! Please visit my homepage:

Posted by: Lambeth | March 30, 2007 08:15 PM

Thanks bro! Real good work! Would you please also visit my homepage?

Posted by: Wallace | March 30, 2007 08:16 PM

Good site, nice design! Please also visit my site:

Posted by: Franklin | March 30, 2007 08:16 PM

Very well! Your site is neat! Visit my sites, please:

Posted by: Eddie | March 30, 2007 08:16 PM

I liked this site, it's neat. Good job! Please visit my homepage too:

Posted by: Johnie | March 31, 2007 06:50 AM

I really enjoyed this page. I will be linking and I will be trying to read and research all that there is to offer from this site! Please visit my homepage:

Posted by: Lawrence | March 31, 2007 06:50 AM

Hi! Very Good Site! Keep Doing That! Would you please also visit my homepage?

Posted by: Chris | April 2, 2007 01:49 AM

First time here on your site. I am delighted to find your wonderful website online. Would you please also visit my site?

Posted by: Shannon | April 2, 2007 01:49 AM

Excellent site, added to favorites! http://www.savevoorhees.org/_walmartVoorhees/00000ab1.htm >loan calculator Best Regards

Posted by: markrmf | April 4, 2007 10:57 AM

Posted by: markrmf | April 4, 2007 10:58 AM

Good site! Good resources here, I will bookmark! http://www.savevoorhees.org/_walmartVoorhees/00000ab1.htm >loan calculator Thanks, bye!

Posted by: sammys | April 4, 2007 09:22 PM

Wonderful and informative web site. I used information from that site it's great. http://www.savevoorhees.org/_walmartVoorhees/00000ab1.htm >loan calculator good luck

Posted by: Micheln | April 4, 2007 09:22 PM

Very well! Your site is neat! Please visit my homepage:

Posted by: Allen | April 7, 2007 11:07 AM

I really enjoyed this page. I will be linking and I will be trying to read and research all that there is to offer from this site! Visit my sites, please:

Posted by: Betty | April 7, 2007 11:07 AM

Hi there! Just couldn't resist your guestbook! Please visit my homepage:

Posted by: Elisa | April 7, 2007 11:08 AM