US EditionForeign prisoners to be deported earlier under new plans
- Foreign criminals in the UK may soon be deported after serving only 30% of their sentences, down from 50%, as part of new government plans to reduce prison overcrowding.
- Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood stated that these changes aim to save taxpayers money and free up prison space amid rising inmate numbers.
- Nigel Farage shared letters from foreign prisoners asking to be deported, highlighting their concerns about staying in UK jails.
- The changes could mean that foreign prisoners only serve about 10-12% of their sentences, with plans to increase the deportation window to 48 months before the end of the sentence.
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Convicts who are likely to be transferred to their country of origin account for just 5.6% of the more than 13,000 prisoners currently incarcerated in Belgium. It is far from the miracle solution to fight overpopulation. ...
Nigel Farage flabbergasted after reading letters from foreign criminals BEGGING to be deported from UK
Nigel Farage has joked that he is the "deporter-in-chief" after receiving numerous letters from foreign criminals desperate to be deported.Sharing the letters with the People's Channel, the Reform UK leader read out the words he received from Indian and Spanish criminals.Farage revealed: "For the last few weeks, letters have been arriving in my office. I was quite surprised to see one from His Majesty's Prison Full Sutton.'It says 'I'm a foreign…
Government Fast-Tracks Deportation of Foreign Prisoners to Ease Overcrowding
A law change will see foreign prisoners deported sooner in a move to free up prison capacity amid an overcrowding crisis. The government announced on Wednesday that foreign national offenders (FNOs) serving fixed-term sentences will face deportation 30 percent into their prison term rather than the current 50 percent. The move comes amid a capacity crisis in the UK prison estate, where the current headroom is only 2,567 spaces. Justice Secretary…
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