US EditionLucy Connolly: Woman jailed over social media post after Southport murders to be released
Lucy Connolly served over 300 days of a 31-month sentence for inciting racial hatred via a widely viewed social media post after the Southport terror attack.
- On Thursday, Lucy Connolly left HMP Peterborough after serving more than 300 days in custody.
- Connolly posted on X on July 29, 2024 urging mass deportations and to set fire to hotels housing asylum seekers, later pleading guilty at Birmingham Crown Court to inciting racial hatred.
- She received a 31-month sentence in October, reduced from 41 months due to her guilty plea, and was ordered to serve 40% of the term before release on licence.
- Her case has prompted heated debate about free speech and punishment, as her sentence is believed the longest in Britain for a single online comment, with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer defending the courts and critics alleging two-tier justice.
- Observers compared Connolly's case with Ricky Jones's acquittal, highlighting different pleas and offences, while the case was referred to Attorney General Lord Hermer and monitored by the United States State Department.
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U.K. Woman Jailed 31 Months for Hate Speech Gets Early Release Amid Crackdown on 'Anti-Social Behavior'
The wife of a Northampton town council member, Lucy Connolly, was convicted after a vicious rant in the wake of the Southport stabbings as Britain grapples with questions around free speech and public order laws.
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