Posted on 08/25/2025 2:56:27 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Labour could "unleash a crime wave on Britain" by scrapping thousands of short sentences to ease a prison population crisis which could see jails running out of space by March. Dire forecasts from the Ministry of Justice predict the nation could run out of cells for offenders, and the latest data shows fewer than 1,000 male places are available.
It's reported the Government may need to scrap thousands of short sentences and release scores of lags early in order to head off the potential disaster in capacity. Latest MoJ figures published on August 8 show the total prison population, including both male, female and youth inmates, at 88,273. The number of places the data says are available is 89,627, leaving spare capacity at only a measly 1,354. Broken down between the categories, there were a total of 959 male cells available, just 222 for women and less than 174 youth custody places.
However, MoJ sources have said capacity could be heading to zero by March unless drastic measures are taken by Labour to ease the crisis. Populations in prisons may also be bolstered this summer by an influx of supporters of the banned terror group, Palestine Action, and from those taking part in demonstrations around migrant hotels.
The Telegraph reports unsavoury options open to ministers could include scrapping sentences for thousands of shoplifters, drug dealers and violent offenders.
Last summer Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood was forced to free prisoners under a new early release scheme which saw lags let out having served just 40 percent of their sentence.
An MoJ spokesman told the Telegraph: “This Government inherited a prison system days away from collapse. That is why we are building 14,000 more prison places, with 2,500 already delivered, but we know we can’t build our way out of this crisis.
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Maybe lock up muslim rapists rather than grandmas who post mean tweets.
They should have voted for suicide instead of Labour
It’s only a matter of time before the English get their English up. Like to see it happen before the Irish do!!
Bring back the gibbet.
>> Bring back the gibbet.
Starmer can be the first to try it out.
Hitler had a solution.
Kill one man to quell the crowd. If that doesn’t work, kill ten men.
If that doesn’t work, kill 100 men.
If that doesn’t work, kill 1000 men.
Etc.
The Brits running out of cells…not to worry, do what Trump would do…SEND THEM TO UGANDA!
Ain’t life grand!
sounds like they did vote for suicide
Problem is solved with lengths of “stout hemp” (rope), and the willingness to use them.
Pretty easy solution.
Put all the Moslems that invaded
the UK back on the boats they came in on.
Handcuffed and engines at full throttle.
Sink them if they try to return.
Crabs have to eat something.
Moslems are not people.
They are Moslems.
Just so you know: Keir is not going to release serious criminals. Those folks praying outside abortion clinics, or sending mean tweets, can rot in jail. It is only the thieves, thugs and child molesting migrants who won’t need to see a jail cell.
Nope, only more room for politicals in stasi Starmer’s police state..
Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood
It’s deliberate. He knows what he’s doing. They all serve their master.
These will be the LAST people they release. They need to release the REAL criminals so that they can punish the uppity people.
Crimes like rape and murder have gone up 7X since 2000.
I can’t imagine what caused it! No idea on what policies you might want to change!
I wonder if he’s too busy with his rent boys.
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