British government plans to change prison sentencing to allow for thousands of criminals to avoid prison time amid overcrowding of jails.
The left-wing Labour Party government’s Sentencing Bill will urge judges to scrap prison time for sentences of up to 12 months, likely meaning that many criminals, such as drug dealers, sex offenders, and shoplifters will avoid jail time altogether, the Times of London reported.
The bill, which will be put before the parliament next month, would instead focus on community penalties, such as preventing those convicted from going to the pub or attending football matches, as well as increased electronic monitoring.
It comes following an independent review from former justice secretary David Gauke, which argued that reducing the number of criminals sent to prison could help solve the overcorwding of Britain’s jails.
The report went on to argue that short prison sentences are not effective in rehabilitating inmates and serve more to create repeat offfenders.
The bill would leave the decision to scarp prison terms would still largely in the hands of British judges — infamous already for handing out light sentences in many cases.
https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2025/08/24/lawless-britain-govt-to-scrap-prison-sentences-for-thousands-of-criminals/
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