Violent criminals and sex attackers will spend more time in jail under proposals unveiled by ministers yesterday. Instead of the most serious offenders being released halfway through their prison sentences, they will have to serve two-thirds. Violent criminals and sex attackers will spend more time in jail under proposals unveiled by ministers yesterdayThe measures are an attempt to tackle public concerns that sentencing is too soft, with criminals given the freedom to reoffend. But there is concern ministers have backtracked on the goal of increasing sentences for those handed at least four years in prison. For sentences of seven years, ministers can bring in changes more easily.

Source: Daily Mail January 22, 2020 01:20 UTC