RAPISTS and burglars will escape being sent immediately to jail because the country is running out of prison places. Judges have been told to delay sentencing hearings from next week in a desperate bid to keep down the prison population. Lord Edis, the senior presiding judge for England and Wales, has suggested that hearings involving criminals currently on bail should be postponed over concerns there won’t be any space for them if they get a prison sentence. The Times reports that ministers are also considering releasing prisoners early to ease the situation. Click below for more details.

Source: Daily Mirror October 12, 2023 22:18 UTC