The administration maintains that the alternative was “unthinkable” and would have resulted in a “total collapse of the criminal justice system,” and that it is being done to make space in the nation’s overcrowded prisons.
However, Charlie Taylor, the Chief Inspector of jails for HMP, claims that because inmates are not “doing the work they need to do in order to go out and be successful when they leave prison,” jails run the risk of turning into a “revolving door.”
“It’s a dangerous time with so many prisoners coming out at the same time,” Mr. Taylor said to News.
Every week, over 1,000 inmates are often released from prison. This week, the majority of those 1,000 inmates will still be released.
In addition, we have 1,700 more convicts, and in October, another tranche of about 2,000 prisoners will be released. This will undoubtedly increase the pressure on probation services, which are already understaffed, and pose certain hazards to the surrounding community.
Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood stated, “We inherited a prison system on the verge of collapse,” in defense of the choice. We did not want to make this adjustment, but it was the only one available, as the other would have resulted in the criminal justice system collapsing completely.
