Endangering The Public

The British justice system is broken- and the government seems to be doing their level best not to repair it. Not so long ago I blogged about a shortage of prison spaces and now a woman is dead because of the early release program. And yet still the government is going to sit back and let things get worse.

A man murdered his girlfriend after he was released early from prison to ease overcrowding.

How he was chosen for early release is beyond me.

In 2005, Mournian served a 12-month sentence and was given an Asbo for attacking a former girlfriend with a beer bottle.

Miss Murphy, in their ten months together, complained to police five times about Mournian's violence. In June, he was convicted of assault and criminal damage and given a 12-month supervision order.

A day later he attacked Miss Murphy again at their home in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, and received the 20-week sentence.

Oh wait, this might explain it-

Prisoners released early are not individually risk-assessed and have committed 180 further crimes.

So violent criminals are getting out of jail early and putting society at risk. Can there be a clearer example of the government simply not giving a damn about the public?

And not only are the government refusing to tackle the problem of prison overcrowding but they still haven't learned the lesson yet about sentencing.

At Leeds Crown Court last week, Mrs Justice Swift sentenced Mournian to life imprisonment and ordered that he serve a minimum of 14 years in jail.

If only life actually meant life- what on earth is the point if they're going to let them out in a little over a decade?