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Mark Reckless is the Conservative Prospective Parliamentary Candidate (PPC) for Rochester and Strood and will be standing for MP at the next General Election
End the Early Release of Prisoners
Labour are releasing thousands of prisoners early through their End of Custody Licence scheme. Join our campaign against this disastrous policy.
Labour are releasing prisoners early in a bid to relieve overcrowding – and since 2007, over 34,000 offenders have been let out early.
The End of Custody Licence scheme is designed to make amends for Labour’s failure to build enough prison places.
It has led to more than 6,500 violent criminals being released back onto the streets – and at least 665 crimes have allegedly been committed by offenders who should have still been in jail.
Labour have said they won’t even think about reviewing their early release policy until September 2009 - by which time, 70,000 prisoners could have been let out without serving their full sentence.
Help us stop this disastrous scheme by signing our petition today.
Nick Herbert, Shadow Secretary of State for Justice:
"Labour is giving criminals a break. They are releasing thousands of prisoners early and planning to water down sentences. We need punishment that fits the crime, enough prison places to hold all those sentenced by the courts, and a new focus on reforming offenders."
A Conservative Government will:
- Scrap the early release scheme and build emergency prison places
- Introduce honesty in sentencing so that convicted criminals serve a minimum sentence handed down to them by the judge
- Ensure sufficient prison capacity to hold all those sentenced by the courts – and reform prison regimes to break the cycle of re-offending
- Double the sentencing powers of magistrates to 12 months and repeal any new restrictions on their ability to hand down suspended sentences
